gemmation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
    pullulation.

WordNet

Gem*ma"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. gemmation.
Definitions
  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.
  2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud.

Webster 1913