gemmule

[ jem-yool ]

/ ˈdʒɛm yul /

noun

Botany. gemma.

Zoology. an asexually produced mass of cells that is capable of developing into an animal, as a freshwater sponge.

Evolution. one of the hypothetical living units conceived by Darwin in the theory of pangenesis as the bearers of the hereditary attributes.

Origin of gemmule

1835–45; <French <Latin gemmula.See gemma, -ule

Words nearby gemmule

gemmiferous, gemmiform, gemmipara, gemmiparous, gemmulation, gemmule, gemmuliferous, gemmy, gemology, gemot, gempylid

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Example sentences from the Web for gemmule

In some of the gemmules before me this coat measures in thickness about 1/9 of the total diameter of the gemmule.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale
Darwin's Gemmule Theory is the same guessing; and Weismann rejects it because he did not think of it first.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
As a theory the gemmule plot is just as good and just as bad scientifically as Weismann's.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
The outer coat forms a kind of mantle by means of the skirts of which the gemmule is fastened to the support of the sponge.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale

We can easily conceive a being so small, that a gemmule would be to it as large as St. Paul's would be to us.
On the Genesis of Species|St. George Mivart

British Dictionary definitions for gemmule

gemmule

/ (ˈdʒɛmjuːl) /

noun

zoology a cell or mass of cells produced asexually by sponges and developing into a new individual; bud

botany a small gemma

a small hereditary particle postulated by Darwin in his theory of pangenesis

Word Origin for gemmule

C19: from French, from Latin gemmula a little bud; see gem

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Medical definitions for gemmule

gemmule

[ jĕm′yōōl ]

n.

The small bud that projects from the parent cell during gemmation.

Scientific definitions for gemmule

gemmule

[ jĕm′yōōl ]

A small gemma or similar structure, especially a reproductive structure in some sponges that remains dormant through the winter and later develops into a new individual.

单词	gemmule
释义	gemmule [ jem-yool ] / ˈdʒɛm yul / noun Botany. gemma. Zoology. an asexually produced mass of cells that is capable of developing into an animal, as a freshwater sponge. Evolution. one of the hypothetical living units conceived by Darwin in the theory of pangenesis as the bearers of the hereditary attributes. Origin of gemmule 1835–45; <French <Latin gemmula.See gemma, -ule Words nearby gemmule gemmiferous, gemmiform, gemmipara, gemmiparous, gemmulation, gemmule, gemmuliferous, gemmy, gemology, gemot, gempylid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gemmule In some of the gemmules before me this coat measures in thickness about 1/9 of the total diameter of the gemmule. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa\|Nelson Annandale Darwin's Gemmule Theory is the same guessing; and Weismann rejects it because he did not think of it first. The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation\|Austin O'Malley As a theory the gemmule plot is just as good and just as bad scientifically as Weismann's. The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation\|Austin O'Malley The outer coat forms a kind of mantle by means of the skirts of which the gemmule is fastened to the support of the sponge. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa\|Nelson Annandale We can easily conceive a being so small, that a gemmule would be to it as large as St. Paul's would be to us. On the Genesis of Species\|St. George Mivart British Dictionary definitions for gemmule gemmule / (ˈdʒɛmjuːl) / noun zoology a cell or mass of cells produced asexually by sponges and developing into a new individual; bud botany a small gemma a small hereditary particle postulated by Darwin in his theory of pangenesis Word Origin for gemmule C19: from French, from Latin gemmula a little bud; see gem Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for gemmule gemmule [ jĕm′yōōl ] n. The small bud that projects from the parent cell during gemmation. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for gemmule gemmule [ jĕm′yōōl ] A small gemma or similar structure, especially a reproductive structure in some sponges that remains dormant through the winter and later develops into a new individual. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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