germination

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Noun germination has 2 senses

germination, sprouting - the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
--₁ is a kind of growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis

Derived forms: verb germinate₃, verb germinate₁
germination - the origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent"
--₂ is a kind of origin, origination, inception

Derived form: verb germinate₃

germicidal germicide germinal germinal area germinal disc germinate germinated germinater germination germination and aspergillus germinator germs germy gern gernal gernerous geroncracy

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