gemmiferous

American

[je-mif-er-uhs] / dʒɛˈmɪf ər əs /

adjective

bearing buds or gemmae; gemmiparous.

Etymology

Origin of gemmiferous

First recorded in 1650–60; gemm(a) + -i- + -ferous

Example Sentences

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The jungle continues much the same: the Sissoid jungle again occurred to-day, the natives call it Sofaida; it has a very curious habit, and is gemmiferous, the gemmæ abounding in gum.

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

It is believed that the same laws hold good with the gemmiferous vesicles of Zoophytes.

From The Foundations of the Origin of Species Two Essays written in 1842 and 1844 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

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