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单词 gemmate
释义

gem /jem/

noun
  1. Any precious stone, esp when cut (also gemˈstone)
  2. A person or thing regarded as extremely admirable or flawless
  3. An old size of type smaller than diamond (printing)
  4. A bud (obsolete)
transitive verb (gemmˈing; gemmed) (obsolete)
  1. To bud
  2. To adorn with gems
  3. To bespangle
ORIGIN: OE gim; OHGer gimma, from L gemma a bud; later remodelled on L or reintroduced

gemmˈate transitive verb (obsolete)

To deck with gems

intransitive verb (botany) see under gemma

gemmˈeous /-i-əs/ adjective

  1. Relating to gems
  2. Like a gem

gemmˈery noun (rare)

Gems generally

gemmˈy adjective

  1. Full of gems
  2. Brilliant

gemologˈical or gemmologˈical adjective

gemolˈogist or gemmolˈogist noun

A person with special knowledge of gems

gemolˈogy or gemmolˈogy noun

The science of gems

gemˈ-cutting noun

The art of cutting and polishing precious stones

gemˈ-engraving noun

The art of engraving figures on gems

gemstone therapy noun

The therapeutic use of energies or vibrations emanating from precious or semi-precious stones

gemma /jemˈə/

noun (pl gemmˈae /-ē/)
  1. A small multicellular body produced vegetatively, capable of separating and becoming a new individual (botany)
  2. A bud or protuberance from the body that becomes a new individual (zoology)
  3. A plant bud, esp a leaf-bud (rare)
ORIGIN: L, a bud

gemmāˈceous adjective

  1. Bud-like
  2. Relating to gemmae

gemmˈate adjective

Having or reproducing by buds or gemmae

transitive verb see under gem intransitive verb

To reproduce by gemmae

gemmāˈtion noun

Budding or gemma-formation

gemmˈative adjective

Relating to gemmation

gemmifˈerous adjective

Bearing gemmae

gemmipˈarous adjective

Reproducing by gemmae

gemmūlāˈtion noun (biology)

Formation of gemmules

gemmˈule noun

  1. A hypothetical particle thought by Darwin to be produced by each part of the body as a vehicle of heredity
  2. A plumule (botany)
  3. An internal bud in sponges (zoology)

gemmˈa-cup noun

A liverwort cupule

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