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What is the adjective for gemmule?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs gem and gemmate which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

gemmy
  1. Full of gems; bright; glittering.
  2. (Britain, informal, dated) spruce; smart; jemmy
  3. Examples:
    1. “As the name implies, these crystals are white and opaque in the center but have gemmy transparent edges and corners.”
      “The grayish-blue, partly gemmy cordierite, when first discovered in the early twentieth century, was mistakenly reported as corundum.”
      “The Boltsburn mine is best known for its large, gemmy fluorite crystals, which are typically penetration twins.”
gemmated
  1. Having buds.
  2. Adorned with gems or jewels.
gemmiferous
  1. (biology) Producing gems or buds.
  2. (biology) Multiplying by means of buds.
  3. Examples:
    1. “It is believed that the same laws hold good with the gemmiferous vesicles of Zoophytes.”
      “Did gemmiferous shoots evolve de novo in the huperzioid lineage, or were they modified from shoots of an anisodichotomously branching ancestor?”
gemlike
  1. Resembling a gem; thus often, brilliant and compact
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “They were out on the gemlike lake now, and Priscilla was sternly instructing Margaret how to handle an oar.”
      “It looks cold until the rocks warm it with their gemlike tints, like a bride's jewels gleaming through her veil.”
      “The walls were covered with Eastern hangings, tables of lacquer stood about filled with squat bronzes and gemlike ivory carvings.”
gemmiparous
  1. (biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae).
  2. Examples:
    1. “I am as unwilling to believe in gemmiparous insects as in hermaphrodite insects.”
      “The tests show that the primycin salts exhibit an outstanding activity on gram positive bacteria while the effect on gram negative bacteria and gemmiparous fungi is lower.”
      “Passing to the invertebrate animals, we meet with two other modes of reproduction, the gemmiparous and fissiparous.”
gemmaceous
  1. Relating to, or resembling, gems or gemmae.
gemmuliferous
  1. Bearing or producing gemmules or buds.
gemmate
  1. (botany) Having buds; reproducing by buds.
gemmoid
  1. Relating to a gemma; budlike
gemological
  1. Of or pertaining to gemology.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Regardless of where you buy the ring, he stresses that the only guarantee of the quality of your diamond is a certificate from a properly recognised gemological laboratory.”
      “Also for reasons I don't even want to think about, the newsletter usually carries an abbreviated article about some aspect of gemological testing.”
      “LifeGem created diamonds are recognized as authentic by the world's foremost gemologists trained by the Gemological Institute of America.”
gemmeous
  1. Resembling or relating to gems.
gemmal
  1. (botany) Of or relating to gemmae.
gemmier
  1. comparative form of gemmy: more gemmy
gemmiest
  1. superlative form of gemmy: most gemmy
gemmed
gemming
gemmating
  1. present participle of gemmate
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