gemmification

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noun

The production of a bud or gem.

OriginLatin gemma →
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Meanings

noungemmification (usually uncountable, plural gemmifications)

plural gemmifications

  1. archaicuncountableusuallybiologyThe production of a bud or gem.

Origin

  1. Latingemma“bud”
  2. Englishgemmification

From Latin gemma (“bud”) + -ficare (“in comparative) to make”). See -fy.

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APA

gemmification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemmification

MLA

“gemmification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemmification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gemmification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemmification.

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