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Noun: gemmule  jem-yool
  1. The physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
     
  2. Reproductive bud produced by sponges

Derived forms: gemmules

Type of: hypothesis, possibility, theory

Encyclopedia: Gemmule

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