GEMMULE
\d͡ʒˈɛmjuːl], \dʒˈɛmjuːl], \dʒ_ˈɛ_m_j_uː_l]\
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One of the reproductive spores of algae.
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A bud produced in generation by gemmation.
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One of the imaginary granules or atoms which, according to Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis, are continually being thrown off from every cell or unit, and circulate freely throughout the system, and when supplied with proper nutriment multiply by self-division and ultimately develop into cells like those from which they were derived. They are supposed to be transmitted from the parent to the offspring, but are often transmitted in a dormant state during many generations and are then developed. See Pangenesis.
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One of the reproductive spores of algae.
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A bud produced in generation by gemmation.
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One of the imaginary granules or atoms which, according to Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis, are continually being thrown off from every cell or unit, and circulate freely throughout the system, and when supplied with proper nutriment multiply by self-division and ultimately develop into cells like those from which they were derived. They are supposed to be transmitted from the parent to the offspring, but are often transmitted in a dormant state during many generations and are then developed. See Pangenesis.
By Noah Webster.
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A pangen; one of the internal buds of Porifera arising asexually and coming into activity on the death of the parent organism.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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