Gemmate

Having buds; reproducing by means of buds. Gem mated, a . Adorned with gems or jewels. Gemma'tion, n. [Fr., from Lat. gemmatio .] The state of budding; arrangement of parts in the bud. -The time or season when the buds expand. Gem'meous, a . Of the nature of, or resembling gems. Gemmi, (zhem me ,) a mountain-pa leading into Switzerland, between the cantons Valais and Berne, and abt. 25 m. from Thun, at an elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level. ( Zool .) Endued with the power of propagation from the growth of the young, like a herd from the parent. Gem'mule, n . [Fr., from Lat. gemmula , dim. of gemma , a jewel or bud.] ( Bot . ) A small bud; a plumule. ( Zool .) The embryos of the radiated animals at that stage when they resemble ciliated mounds. Gemmuliferous, a . [Lat. gemmula , dim. of gemma , a jewel, a bud, and ferre , to bear.] ( Bot . ) Bearing gem- mules. Gem'my, a. Bright; glittering; neat; spruce; smart. Gems'bock, n. [ Ger.gemse , chamois, and bock , a buck.] (Zool.) The Antelope Oryx , or Oryx Gazella , a species of antelope, perhaps the Oryx of the ancients. Its size is somewhat superior to that of a deer, and it is more easily distinguished than many others in this extensive race; the horns affording a character perfectly clear and constant, being three feet long, nearly straight, annul at- ed half-way up, and gradually tapering to the point. The head is white, with triangular patches of black on the forehead and under the eyes; the neck and upper part of the body are of a pale bluish-gray; the belly and insides of the limbs are white; and a dark stripe runs along the back to the tail, which much resembles that of a horse. The hoofs and horns are black; the hair under the throat, along the ridge of the back, and over the shoulders, is long and rough. It inhabits different pre ed, its long sharp horns being used with amazing parts of Africa, and is met with also in Persia, India, and Arabia. It is resolute and dangerous when hard- energy and addre . Gems'horn, n. (Mus.) An organ-stop in German or- gans, the pipes of which are made of tin, and are coni- cally shaped, being much narrower at the open end; while at the mouth, at the broad end, there are ears on each to regulate the tuning. It has a peculiarly pleasant tone, of a different character from either an open cylin- der pipe or a stopped pipe. The pitch of the G. is gen- erally 8 feet tone; sometimes it is 4 feet, and in the pedal organ 16 feet. Ge'na, n . [Lat., the cheek.] ( Anat . ) The region between the eye and the mouth, generally extended over the zy- gomatic arch. Ge'na, in Michigan , a village of Delta co., about 13 m. Genappe, ( zhe - nap ' , ) a town of Belgium, in the province N.E. of Esconawba. of South Brabant, 15 m. from Bru els. Many battles have been fought here at different times. It is, how- ever, chiefly memorable as the site of the first of that series of battles which, in June, 1815, were terminated on the field of Waterloo. GENE