gemma

FREQ #7074

n. 芽, 无性芽, 芽体 [医] 芽, 微胶粒, 分子团

词形变化

gemmae gemmas 复数 gemmas gemmae 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra (genus Hydra) and plants such as liverworts (division Marchantiophyta), consisting of a cluster of cells from which new individuals can develop; a bud.

    生物

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin gemma (“bud on a plant”). Doublet of gem and Gemma.

来源:wiktionary