| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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