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gemmate

(ˈdʒɛmeɪt)
adj
(Biology) (of some plants and animals) having or reproducing by gemmae
vb
(Biology) (intr) to produce or reproduce by gemmae
gemˈmation n
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gem•mate

(ˈdʒɛm eɪt)

adj., v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing. adj.
1. having or increasing by means of gemmae.
v.i.
2. to put forth buds; increase by budding.
[1840–50; < Latin gemmātus budded, adorned with gems. See gemma, -ate1]
gem•ma′tion, n.
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gemmate


Past participle: gemmated
Gerund: gemmating

Imperative
gemmate
gemmate
Present
I gemmate
you gemmate
he/she/it gemmates
we gemmate
you gemmate
they gemmate
Preterite
I gemmated
you gemmated
he/she/it gemmated
we gemmated
you gemmated
they gemmated
Present Continuous
I am gemmating
you are gemmating
he/she/it is gemmating
we are gemmating
you are gemmating
they are gemmating
Present Perfect
I have gemmated
you have gemmated
he/she/it has gemmated
we have gemmated
you have gemmated
they have gemmated
Past Continuous
I was gemmating
you were gemmating
he/she/it was gemmating
we were gemmating
you were gemmating
they were gemmating
Past Perfect
I had gemmated
you had gemmated
he/she/it had gemmated
we had gemmated
you had gemmated
they had gemmated
Future
I will gemmate
you will gemmate
he/she/it will gemmate
we will gemmate
you will gemmate
they will gemmate
Future Perfect
I will have gemmated
you will have gemmated
he/she/it will have gemmated
we will have gemmated
you will have gemmated
they will have gemmated
Future Continuous
I will be gemmating
you will be gemmating
he/she/it will be gemmating
we will be gemmating
you will be gemmating
they will be gemmating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gemmating
you have been gemmating
he/she/it has been gemmating
we have been gemmating
you have been gemmating
they have been gemmating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gemmating
you will have been gemmating
he/she/it will have been gemmating
we will have been gemmating
you will have been gemmating
they will have been gemmating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gemmating
you had been gemmating
he/she/it had been gemmating
we had been gemmating
you had been gemmating
they had been gemmating
Conditional
I would gemmate
you would gemmate
he/she/it would gemmate
we would gemmate
you would gemmate
they would gemmate
Past Conditional
I would have gemmated
you would have gemmated
he/she/it would have gemmated
we would have gemmated
you would have gemmated
they would have gemmated
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