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budding (gemmation)
1. A form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual develops within the body wall or cell membrane of the parent, causing a bud-like swelling, then detaches itself to commence an independent life. In certain single-celled micro-organisms a new cell is formed by extrusion or outgrowth from an existing cell.

2. In Hymenoptera, the migration of a group of workers and brood to a new nest site.

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