noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth from a seed or spore; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable. countable, uncountable

   "Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination."

2. 2
   the origin of some development wordnet
3. 3
   the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

developmentflowergrowthmaturationoutgrowthprocreation

Example

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"Seeds need germination operation to germinate."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin germinātiō, By surface analysis, germinate + -ion.

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