Meanings
adjectivegemmiferous (comparative more gemmiferous, superlative most gemmiferous)
comparative more gemmiferous · superlative most gemmiferous
- biologyProducing gemmae or buds.
- biologyMultiplying by means of buds.
gemmiferous gametophyte
Origin
- Latingemma“bud”
- Englishgemmiferous
From Latin gemma (“bud”) + -ferous. Compare French gemmifère.
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Rhymes with gemmiferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferous
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“gemmiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemmiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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