GEMMIFEROUS Definition & Meaning

gemmiferous

[ je-mif-er-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

bearing buds or gemmae; gemmiparous.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of gemmiferous¹

First recorded in 1650–60; gemm(a) + -i- + -ferous

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It is believed that the same laws hold good with the gemmiferous vesicles of Zoophytes.

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The jungle continues much the same: the Sissoid jungle again occurred to-day, the natives call it Sofaida; it has a very curious habit, and is gemmiferous, the gemmæ abounding in gum.

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