Gem-mā'tion, n.

[Fr. gemmation.]

1. (Nat. Hist.) The formation of a new individual by the protrusion of any part of an animal or plant, which may then become free or remain connected with the parent stalk; budding; gemmiparity.
2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk.
3. The period or time of the expansion of buds.