# gemma

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #18,834

## Definitions
1. An asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra (genus Hydra) and plants such as liverworts (division Marchantiophyta), consisting of a cluster of cells from which new individuals can develop; a bud.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin gemma (“bud on a plant”). Doublet of gem and Gemma.

## Easily confused with
- **gma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gemma-vs-gma)
- **germ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gemma-vs-germ)
- **gimme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gemma-vs-gimme)
- **Genoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gemma-vs-genoa)
- **gummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gemma-vs-gummy)
- **Gerda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gemma-vs-gerda)
- **German** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gemma-vs-german)
- **gem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gem-vs-gemma)
- **Gama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gama-vs-gemma)
- **gamma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamma-vs-gemma)

## Common misspellings (5)
`egmma`, `gema`, `gemam`, `ggemma`, `gmema`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gemma