gemmiparous

[ je-mip-er-uhs ]

adjective

1. producing or reproducing by buds or gemmae.

gemmiparous

/ dʒɛˈmɪpərəs /

adjective

1. (of plants and animals) reproducing by gemmae or buds Alsogemmiferousdʒɛˈmɪfərəs

Derived Forms

• gemˈmiparously, adverb

Other Words From

• gem·mi·par·i·ty [jem-, uh, -, par, -i-tee], noun
• gem·mipa·rous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of gemmiparous¹

From the New Latin word gemmiparus, dating back to 1785–95. See gemma, -parous

Example Sentences

The group to which these worms belong—the syllids—are perhaps unique among bilaterally symmetrical animals in this bizarre reproductive strategy, termed “gemmiparous schizogamy.”

From Scientific American

Rootless; leaves cleft ¼–½ their length, the lobes ovate, subequal, acute or obtuse, entire, or gemmiparous ones subdentate; involucral leaves trifid; perianth oval-oblong or subcylindric.—On rocks in high mountain regions, and northward.

From Project Gutenberg

Not less than five modes of reproduction are known to exist, viz., the viviparous, the ovo-viviparous, the oviparous, the gemmiparous, and the fissiparous; and among the lowest families of animals several of these modes exist in the same species, so that their extinction, or even deficient multiplication, is scarcely possible.

From Project Gutenberg

Organic remains clearly teach us that there have always been viviparous as well as oviparous creatures, and gemmiparous as well as fissiparous animals and plants.

From Project Gutenberg

Passing to the invertebrate animals, we meet with two other modes of reproduction, the gemmiparous and fissiparous.

From Project Gutenberg