gemmate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin gemmatus, past participle of gemmare (“to put forth buds”), from gemma (“bud”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gemmate (not comparable)
- (botany) Having buds; reproducing by buds.
- Synonym: gemmated
- gemmate structure
Verb edit
gemmate (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 edit
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
gemmate
- inflection of gemmare:
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
gemmate f pl
Latin edit
Participle edit
gemmāte