HyperDic: gemmule

English > 1 sense of the word gemmule:
NOUNcognitiongemmulethe physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
English > gemmule: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity.
Broaderhypothesis, possibility, theoryA tentative insight into the natural world

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