Gemmae cups

• Title

  Gemmae cups

• Definition

  A small receptacle or cup on upper surface of bryophytes in which gemmae are produced from which they are splashed out of and dispersed by rain drops.

• Related Terms

  Gemma (gemmiferous; plural = gemmae)

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