gemma
part of speech
proper noun (Gemma — a girl's name); noun (a gemma, gemmae — science, rare)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
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 →
sense 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 →
- Ask Gemma to pass the scissors. tree →
- The liverwort had tiny cups full of gemmae. tree →
- Raindrops splash the gemmae out of their cups. tree →
- Each gemma can grow into a new plant. tree →
- Gemma scored the winning goal in netball. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gemma» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.