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   ‖Gemma (?), n.; pl. Gemmæ (#). [L., a bud.]
   1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.
   
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   2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one at a time from the parent cell.
   
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