gemmule

gemmule synonyms

plumule compare gemmule and plumule
gemma compare gemmule and gemma
dendritic spine compare gemmule and dendritic spine
plumule compare gemmule and plumule
dendritic spine compare gemmule and dendritic spine
shoot compare gemmule and shoot
bud compare gemmule and bud
sprout compare gemmule and sprout
pinna compare gemmule and pinna
gemma compare gemmule and gemma
feather compare gemmule and feather
calamus compare gemmule and calamus
flag compare gemmule and flag
topknot compare gemmule and topknot
plume compare gemmule and plume
quill compare gemmule and quill
pinion compare gemmule and pinion
remex compare gemmule and remex
feathering compare gemmule and feathering
shaft compare gemmule and shaft
covert compare gemmule and covert
penna compare gemmule and penna

gemmule definitions

noun

  • In the obsolete theory of pangenesis propounded by the English scientist Charles Darwin (1809–1882): a hypothetical particle once thought to be the basis of heredity. 

  • Synonym of plumule (“the first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons”) 

  • Synonym of dendritic spine (“a small membranous protrusion from the dendrite of a neuron that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse”)