Gemma
WordNet
noun
(1) Small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual
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Proper noun
Gemma
- : A zoological name at the rank of genus in the family Veneridae. This genus includes the amethyst gem clam (species Gemma gemma), which is one of the smallest known species of clam.
Proper noun
- of Italian origin. Popular in the UK in the 1980s and the 1990s.
- 1998 Lisa Andrews, Too Late For Love, Robinson Pub. 1998, ISBN 1854875914, page 200
- Gemma gave him another gushing smile. She wanted to make amends for almost fouling up Blake's deal. "Gemma. What a beautiful name. You are indeed a jewel."
- 1998 Lisa Andrews, Too Late For Love, Robinson Pub. 1998, ISBN 1854875914, page 200
- : A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.
Proper noun
- , notably of Dante's wife, and of a 19th/20th century saint.