He learns that whole tribes of creatures multiply by gemmation-by a development from the body of the parent of buds which, after unfolding into the parental form, separate and lead independent lives.
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer
The Hydra, when it has reached a certain bulk, puts forth from its surface a bud which, growing and gradually assuming the form of the parent, finally becomes detached; and by this process of gemmation the creature peoples the adjacent water with others like itself.
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer
Ignorant of the joys and cares of wedlock, he increases by gemmation.
"Prose Idylls"
Charles Kingsley