Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bearing or producing gemmules, as a sponge or cœlenterate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Bearing or producing gemmules or buds.
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- adjective Bearing or producing
gemmules orbuds .
Etymologies
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gemmule + -iferous
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[LUNULITES DENTICULATA] "Conical; cells inalternate, oblong externally, interior conical, nearly vertical to the two surfaces of the polypidom; margin of the cell in its immature state open and denticulated; when mature, covered; mouth near the distal extremity; semicircular when imperfect, circular when perfect; gemmuliferous chamber at the distal end of the cell, opening round, concave surface furrowed, irregular and minutely granulated."
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