Gem Gem noun [ Middle English gemme precious stone, French gemme , from Latin gemma a precious stone, bud.] 1. (Botany) A bud.

From the joints of thy prolific stem
A swelling knot is raised called a gem .

Denham.

2. A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel. Milton.

3. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying.

Artificial gem , an imitation of a gem, made of glass colored with metallic oxide. Confer Paste , and Strass .

Gem Gem transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Gemmed ; present participle & verbal noun Gemming ] 1. To put forth in the form of buds. " Gemmed their blossoms." [ R.] Milton.

2. To adorn with gems or precious stones.

3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops.

England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.

W. Irving.

Gemara Ge·ma"ra noun [ Hebrew ] (Jewish Law) The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the Mishna (which forms the first part or text).

Gemaric Ge·mar"ic adjective Pertaining to the Gemara.

Gemarist Ge·ma"rist noun One versed in the Gemara, or adhering to its teachings.

Gemel Gem"el adjective [ Old French gemel twin, French jumeau , Latin gemellus twin, doubled, dim. of geminus . See Gemini , and confer Gimmal .] (Her.) Coupled; paired.

Bars gemel (Her.) , two barrulets placed near and parallel to each other.

Gemel Gem"el noun 1. One of the twins. [ Obsolete] Wyclif.

2. (Heb.) One of the barrulets placed parallel and closed to each other. Confer Bars gemel , under Gemel , adjective

Two gemels silver between two griffins passant.

Strype.

Gemel hinge (Locksmithing) , a hinge consisting of an eye or loop and a hook. -- Gemel ring , a ring with two or more links; a gimbal. See Gimbal . -- Gemel window , a window with two bays.

Gemellipa-rous Gem`el·lip"a-rous adjective [ Latin gemellipara , fem., gemellus twin + parere to bear, produce.] Producing twins. [ R.] Bailey.

Geminal Gem"i·nal adjective [ Latin geminus twin.] A pair. [ Obsolete] Drayton.

Geminate Gem"i·nate adjective [ Latin geminatus , past participle of genimare to double. See Gemini .] (Botany) In pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin; as, geminate flowers. Gray.

Geminate Gem"i·nate transitive verb To double. [ R.] B. Jonson.

Gemination Gem`i·na"tion noun [ Latin geminatio .] A doubling; duplication; repetition. [ R.] Boyle.

Gemini Gem"i·ni noun plural [ Latin , twins, plural of geminus ; confer Sanskrit j...mi related as brother or sister.] (Astron.) A constellation of the zodiac, containing the two bright stars Castor and Pollux ; also, the third sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about May 20th.

Geminiflorous Gem`i·ni·flo"rous adjective [ Latin geminus twin + flos , floris , flower.] (Botany) Having the flowers arranged in pairs.

Geminous Gem"i·nous adjective [ Latin geminus .] Double; in pairs. Sir T. Browne.

Geminy Gemi·ny noun [ See Gemini .] Twins; a pair; a couple. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Gemitores Gem`i·to"res noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin gemere , gemitum , to sign, moan.] (Zoology) A division of birds including the true pigeons.

Gemma Gem"ma noun ; plural Gemmæ . [ Latin , a bud.] 1. (Botany) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.

2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one at a time from the parent cell.

Gemmaceous Gem·ma"ceous adjective Of or pertaining to gems or to gemmæ; of the nature of, or resembling, gems or gemmæ.

Gemmary Gem"ma·ry adjective [ Latin gemmarius . See Gem .] Of or pertaining to gems.

Gemmary Gem"ma·ry noun A receptacle for jewels or gems; a jewel house; jewels or gems, collectively.

Gemmate Gem"mate adjective [ Latin gemmatus , past participle of gemmare to put forth buds, from gemma bud.] (Botany) Having buds; reproducing by buds.

Gemmated Gem"ma·ted adjective Having buds; adorned with gems or jewels.

Gemmation Gem·ma"tion noun [ Confer French gemmation .]

1. (Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding .

2. (Botany) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud.

Gemmeous Gem"me·ous adjective [ Latin gemmeus . See Gem .] Pertaining to gems; of the nature of gems; resembling gems. Pennant.

Gemmiferous Gem·mif"er·ous adjective [ Latin gemma bud + -ferous : confer French gemmifère .] Producing gems or buds ; (Biol.) multiplying by buds.

Gemmification Gem`mi·fi·ca"tion noun [ Latin gemma bud + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See - fy .] (Biol.) The production of a bud or gem.

Gemmiflorate Gem`mi·flo"rate adjective [ Latin gemma bud + flos , floris , flower.] (Botany) Having flowers like buds.

Gemminess Gem"mi·ness noun The state or quality of being gemmy; spruceness; smartness.

Gemmipara Gem·mip"a·ra Gem*mip"a*res noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin gemma bud + parere to produce.] (Zoology) Animals which increase by budding, as hydroids.

Gemmiparity Gem`mi·par"i·ty noun (Biol.) Reproduction by budding; gemmation. See Budding .

Gemmiparous Gem·mip"a·rous adjective [ Confer French gemmipare .] (Biol.) Producing buds; reproducing by buds. See Gemmation , 1.

Gemmosity Gem·mos"i·ty noun [ Latin gemmosus set with jewels. See Gem .] The quality or characteristics of a gem or jewel. [ Obsolete] Bailey.

Gemmulation Gem`mu·la"tion noun [ From Latin gemmula , dim. of gemma bud.] (Biol.) See Gemmation .

Gemmule Gem"mule noun [ Latin gemmula , dim. of gemma : confer French gemmule . See Gem .] 1. (Botany) (a) A little leaf bud, as the plumule between the cotyledons. (b) One of the buds of mosses. (c) One of the reproductive spores of algæ. (d) An ovule.

2. (Biol.) (a) A bud produced in generation by gemmation. (b) One of the imaginary granules or atoms which, according to Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis, are continually being thrown off from every cell or unit, and circulate freely throughout the system, and when supplied with proper nutriment multiply by self-division and ultimately develop into cells like those from which they were derived. They are supposed to be transmitted from the parent to the offspring, but are often transmitted in a dormant state during many generations and are then developed. See Pangenesis .

Gemmuliferous Gem`mu·lif"er·ous adjective [ Gemmule + -ferous .] Bearing or producing gemmules or buds.

Gemmy Gem"my adjective [ From Gem , noun ]

1. Full of gems; bright; glittering like a gem.

The gemmy bridle glittered free.

Tennyson.

2. Spruce; smart. [ Colloq. Eng.]

Gemote Ge·mote" noun [ As. gem...t an assembly. See Meet , transitive verb ] (AS. Hist.) A meeting; -- used in combination, as, Witena gemote , an assembly of the wise men.

Gems Gems noun [ G.] (Zoology) The chamois.

Gems-horn Gems"-horn` noun [ G., prop., chamois horn.] (Mus.) An organ stop with conical tin pipes.

Gemsbok Gems"bok noun [ D.; akin to German gemsbock the male or buck of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.] (Zoology) A South African antelope ( Oryx Capensis ), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.

Gemul Ge·mul" noun (Zoology) A small South American deer ( Furcifer Chilensis ), with simple forked horns. [ Written also guemul .]

Gena Ge"na [ Latin , the cheek.] (Zoology) (a) The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird. (b) The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.

Genappe Ge·nappe" noun [ From Genappe , in Belgium.] A worsted yarn or cord of peculiar smoothness, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc. Simmonds.

Gendarme Gen`darme" noun ; plural Gendarmes , or Gens d'armes . [ French] 1. (Mil.) One of a body of heavy cavalry. [ Obsolete] [ France]

2. An armed policeman in France. Thackeray.

Gendarmery Gen·darm"er·y noun [ French gendarmerie .] The body of gendarmes.

Gender Gen"der (jĕn"dẽr) noun [ Old French genre , gendre (with excrescent d .), French genre , from Latin genus , generis , birth, descent, race, kind, gender, from the root of genere , gignere , to beget, in pass., to be born, akin to English kin . See Kin , and confer Generate , Genre , Gentle , Genus .]

1. Kind; sort. [ Obsolete] "One gender of herbs." Shak.

2. Sex, male or female. [ Obsolete or Colloq.]

3. (Gram.) A classification of nouns, primarily according to sex; and secondarily according to some fancied or imputed quality associated with sex.

Gender is a grammatical distinction and applies to words only. Sex is natural distinction and applies to living objects.

R. Morris.

» Adjectives and pronouns are said to vary in gender when the form is varied according to the gender of the words to which they refer.

Gender Gen"der transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Gendered ; present participle & verbal noun Gendering .] [ Old French gendrer , from Latin generare . See Gender , noun ] To beget; to engender.

Gender Gen"der intransitive verb To copulate; to breed. [ R.] Shak.

Genderless Gen"der·less adjective Having no gender.

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