gem.mule

n.（名詞）
A small gemma or similar structure, especially a reproductive structure in some sponges that remains dormant through the winter and later develops into a new individual.
微芽，小芽，原芽：一種小的胚芽或相似構(gòu)造，尤其一具有繁殖能力的構(gòu)造，存在于一些幼芽中，在整個(gè)冬季處于蟄伏狀態(tài)，以后可發(fā)展為一新個(gè)體
A hypothetical particle of heredity postulated to be the mediating factor in the production of new cells in the theory of pangenesis.
胚芽，芽球：在泛生論學(xué)說(shuō)中，指遺傳中的一種假定粒子，被假定認(rèn)為在新細(xì)胞的產(chǎn)生中起媒介作用

來(lái)源：
French
法語(yǔ)
from Latin gemmula [diminutive of] gemma [bud] * see gembh-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) gemmula [] gemma的小后綴 [胞芽] *參見(jiàn) gembh-

【引伸】
gem.mulif.erous