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gemmiparous

gemmiparous

9.9
Producing new plants or simple animals by growing small buds, like mosses and hydra
  • adjective
  • /ˌdʒɛmɪˈpɛrəs/
  • Specialized
: gemmiparo
  • Certain species of freshwater hydra are "gemmiparous" and can produce new individuals through budding.

Examples

  • Severed or injured vegetative tissue is capable of generating "gemmiparous" plantlets in several aquatic species, such as lake cress (Neobeckia aquatica).

    Academic text (1996)

  • The jade plant is known for being "gemmiparous", as it creates small buds that can grow into new plants.

  • In nature, some fungi exhibit "gemmiparous" reproduction, forming buds that develop into new fungal organisms.

Synonyms

gemmiferous
vsgemmiparous
  • Specialized
9.9

Having small parts that grow into new plants without seeds

includes reproduction by buds or gemmae and also applies to some simple animals

Surface Forms

gemmiparous positive

Morphology

gemmiparous = parous (opaque) = gemmi + parous

The element parous is recognizable as 'bearing', but the gemmi- element is a learned classical form, so the full biological meaning is not easily predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Gemmiparous comes from the Latin gemma ('bud') and the part -parous ('bearing'), a root related to the word parent. So, a gemmiparous plant or simple animal makes new ones by producing small buds.