Gemma

n.	1.	(Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.
	2.	(Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one at a time from the parent cell.

Noun

1.

gemma - small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual

reproductive structure