GEMMATION

n. Jeam-ma's hu'n. Lat., <i<-ininiilio (from gemmare, to bud). Fr, g., botirgeonnemt-nt. Ger., Kii^nnm, Knospenbildung. Syn.: budding. 1. A variety of general ion in which only a small part of the parent organism is detached and becomes developed into a similar organism. 2. In botany, the production and development of buds; also cell division in cryptogams. [A, 12; L; B, 104 (a, 24).] 3. In zoology, the reprodu'ciion of a lost part (e. g., the claw of a crustacean). [L.] Hasal p., KaHilar g. In certain compound corals, a variety of g. in which the buds spring mediately from the base of the original polype, or from proce es of the latter. [L, 121.] Calicular g. A variety of g. in certain compound corals, in which the buds spring from the margins of the calice. [L, 121.] Continuous K. The production of a series of buds similar to the parent organism, which remain attached, together forming a compound organism or colony. | L, 14.] Discontinuous g. Reproduction by buds which are detached from the parent organism. [L. 147.V KatogMtric g.. Internal g. Of Huxley, a method of multiplication observed in certain of the Polyzoa, in which the bud grows out from the wall of the gastric cavity and eventually pa es into it on its way outward. [A, 12.] Lateral g., Parietal g. In certain compound corals, a variety of g. in which the buds are given off from the sides of the original polype. [L, 121.] [s. 166]