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gemmiferous

[ je-mif-er-uh s ]

/ dʒɛˈmɪf ər əs /

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adjective

bearing buds or gemmae; gemmiparous.

Nearby words

gemma, gemmaceous, gemmae, gemmate, gemmation, gemmiferous, gemmiform, gemmipara, gemmiparous, gemmological, gemmologist

Origin of gemmiferous

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

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Examples from the Web for gemmiferous

It is believed that the same laws hold good with the gemmiferous vesicles of Zoophytes.
The Foundations of the Origin of Species|Charles Darwin