Gemmatus
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Also known as: gemmata, gemmatum
An aesthetic epithet describing a plant adorned with structures that resemble gems — typically brilliant, jewel-bright flowers, sparkling water droplets held by hydrophobic leaves, or glistening resinous buds. Appears as gemmatus (masculine), gemmata (feminine), or gemmatum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin gemmatus, meaning "set with gems" or "jewelled," from gemma (a bud, gem, jewel).
Example
“Saxifraga gemmata and Echeveria gemmata both carry this most jewel-like of epithets — the former for its bud-covered habit, the latter for the jewel-bright rosette that catches light like a faceted stone.”