Gemmation /(?)/

Gem·ma·tion

Gemmation

n.
  1. The formation of a new individual, either animal or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding. (Biol.)
  2. The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud. (Bot.)