(ser'kŭm-jem'ăl), Surrounding a budlike or bulblike body; denoting a mode of nerve termination by fibrils surrounding an end bulb. Synonym(s): perigemmal [circum- + L. gemma, a bud]
perigemmal
(pĕr″ĭ-jĕm′ăl) [″ + L. gemma, bud] Around any bud, esp. a taste bud.