germination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

germination germinations

Etymology

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

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