gemmiferous
English
Etymology
From Latin gemma (“bud”) + -ferous. Compare French gemmifère.
Adjective
gemmiferous (comparative more gemmiferous, superlative most gemmiferous)
- (biology) Producing gems or buds.
- (biology) Multiplying by means of buds.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for gemmiferous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)