gemmipara

[ je-mip-er-uh ]

plural noun

1. gemmiparous animals, as hydra.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gemmipara¹

gemm(a) + -i- + New Latin -para, derivative of Latin parere to bear

Example Sentences

Podophrya gemmipara, an Acinetan, in the adult condition is attached by a long stalk, while the free end, at which is the mouth, is provided with suctorial tentacles.

From Project Gutenberg

Quite recently, another mode of budding has been described in Trypanosyllis gemmipara, where a crowd of some fifty buds arising symmetrically are produced at the tail end of the worm.

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See also the curious Begonia gemmipara, 'Hook. fil.

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Ueber Podophrya gemmipara, nebst Bemerkungen zum Bau u. d. systemat.

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