Of or relating to gemmation; characterized by or capable of reproduction through budding; tending to produce gemmae.
From 'gemmation' (process of budding) + '-ive' (adjective-forming suffix). The '-ive' suffix indicates quality, tendency, or capability.
When biologists call an organism 'gemmative,' they're saying it has this inherent talent for making clones—it's practically built into its DNA to just bud whenever it gets the chance.
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