gemmate
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin gemmatus, past participle of gemmare (“to put forth buds”), from gemma (“bud”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgemmate (not comparable)
- (botany) Having buds; reproducing by buds.
- Synonym: gemmated
- gemmate structure
Verb
editgemmate (third-person singular simple present gemmates, present participle gemmating, simple past and past participle gemmated)
- to deck with gems
References
edit- “gemmate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editItalian
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editgemmate
- inflection of gemmare:
Etymology 2
editParticiple
editgemmate f pl
Latin
editParticiple
editgemmāte
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