| germinate | (v) cause to grow or sprout, Example: the plentiful rain germinated my plants |
| germination | (n) the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow, Syn. sprouting |
| germination | (n) the origin of some development, Example: the germination of their discontent |
| Germinate | v. i. |
| Germinate | v. t. To cause to sprout. Price (1610). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Germination | n. [ L. germinatio: cf. F. germination. ] The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Germinative | a. [ Cf. F. germinatif. ] Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop. [ 1913 Webster ]
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