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# gemma

proper noun (Gemma — a girl's name); noun (a gemma, gemmae — science, rare)

«gemma» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Gemma is a girl's name, popular in the UK, Ireland and Australia; it comes from Italian and Latin for «gem» or «jewel». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemma/#m1)
2. (science) A gemma is a tiny bud or group of cells on mosses and liverworts that breaks off and grows into a new plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemma/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories Gemma is a person's first name and tells the reader who someone is. In science lessons, liverworts have little cups full of gemmae, washed out by raindrops to start new plants — a way of reproducing without seeds or spores. It is also the name of an AI model made by a technology company.

### Examples

- Gemma is my best friend's big sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemma/#x1)
- Ask Gemma to pass the scissors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemma/#x2)
- The liverwort had tiny cups full of gemmae. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemma/#x3)
- Raindrops splash the gemmae out of their cups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemma/#x4)
- Each gemma can grow into a new plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemma/#x5)
- Gemma scored the winning goal in netball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemma/#x6)

### Note

As a name it has a capital and nothing else should be invented about the person. Pronounced «JEM-uh». The science plural is «gemmae» (Latin, «JEM-ee»). Not the same as «gem» (a precious stone), though the name comes from it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gemma» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemma/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gemma» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gemma.html) on Mova free.