gemmate (ˈdʒɛmeɪt ) adj (Biology) (of some plants and animals) having or reproducing by gemmae
vb (Biology) (intr ) to produce or reproduce by gemmae
gemˈmation n
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gem•mate (ˈdʒɛm eɪt) adj., v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing. adj. 1. having or increasing by means of gemmae.
v.i. 2. to put forth buds; increase by budding.
[1840–50; < Latin
gemmātus budded, adorned with gems. See
gemma ,
-ate 1 ]
gem•ma′tion, n.
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gemmate Past participle: gemmatedGerund: gemmatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I gemmate you gemmate he/she/it gemmates we gemmate you gemmate they gemmate
Preterite I gemmated you gemmated he/she/it gemmated we gemmated you gemmated they gemmated
Present Continuous I am gemmating you are gemmating he/she/it is gemmating we are gemmating you are gemmating they are gemmating
Present Perfect I have gemmated you have gemmated he/she/it has gemmated we have gemmated you have gemmated they have gemmated
Past Continuous I was gemmating you were gemmating he/she/it was gemmating we were gemmating you were gemmating they were gemmating
Past Perfect I had gemmated you had gemmated he/she/it had gemmated we had gemmated you had gemmated they had gemmated
Future I will gemmate you will gemmate he/she/it will gemmate we will gemmate you will gemmate they will gemmate
Future Perfect I will have gemmated you will have gemmated he/she/it will have gemmated we will have gemmated you will have gemmated they will have gemmated
Future Continuous I will be gemmating you will be gemmating he/she/it will be gemmating we will be gemmating you will be gemmating they will be gemmating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been gemmating you have been gemmating he/she/it has been gemmating we have been gemmating you have been gemmating they have been gemmating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been gemmating you will have been gemmating he/she/it will have been gemmating we will have been gemmating you will have been gemmating they will have been gemmating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been gemmating you had been gemmating he/she/it had been gemmating we had been gemmating you had been gemmating they had been gemmating
Conditional I would gemmate you would gemmate he/she/it would gemmate we would gemmate you would gemmate they would gemmate
Past Conditional I would have gemmated you would have gemmated he/she/it would have gemmated we would have gemmated you would have gemmated they would have gemmated
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