/
ˈdʒəːmɪneɪt/
v.
(of a seed or spore) begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy.
Derivative
- germination n.
- germinative adj.
- germinator n.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as germination): from L. germinat-, germinare ‘sprout forth, bud’, from germen, germin- ‘sprout, seed’.
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