germination
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germination
- /ˌdʒɜːɹ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ation, from Latin germinātiō, germinātiōnem (“sprouting, budding, growing”), from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”). By surface analysis, germinate + -ion.
noun germinations
- The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth from a seed or spore; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable. Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination.
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Talk about this word "germination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/germination. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. germination. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/germination "germination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/germination.Cite this
@misc{germination_2026,
title = {germination},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/germination},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
