Gemmation \Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.]
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   1. (Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal
      or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method
      of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding.
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   2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of
      leaves in the bud.
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	gemmation
    n 1: asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface
         or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
         [syn: pullulation, gemmation]