NOUN | process | germination, sprouting | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow |
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event | germination | the origin of some development |
Sounds | jher.mahney'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow. | |
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Synonym | sprouting | |
Broader | growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
Spanish | germinación | |
Catalan | germinació | |
Verbs | germinate | produce buds, branches, or germinate |
germinate | cause to grow or sprout |
Meaning | The origin of some development. | |
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Example | "the germination of their discontent" | |
Broader | origin, origination, inception | An event that is a beginning |
Verbs | germinate | cause to grow or sprout |
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