gemma

n. leaf bud; budlike growth which separates from the parent plant to form a new one (Botany); budlike growth which separates from the parent organism to form a new one (Zoology)

Physical and life sciencesA traditional name for the star Alpha Coronae Borealis. A gemma, an asexual reproductive structure in plants and fungi. A genus of clam (Gemma) in the family Veneridae; see amethyst gem clam. Gas phase Electrophoretic Mobility Molecular Analysis (GEMMA), which produces a beam of multiply charged ions by electrospray ionization and transforms them into singly charged ions or neutral particles, separates these particles according to electrophoretic mobility, and records the particle count at each EM.
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Noun
1. small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual
(hypernym) reproductive structure

v. tap

n. bud, gemma, gem, jewel, cat's eye

v. gemmate, blossom; burgeon, bloom