How to Use "germinate" with Example Sentences
- 1. The idea for the organization began to germinate 16 years ago .
- 2. And although the seeds of some plants don 't remain viable for long , the seeds of others can germinate after sitting in the soil for decades or ( occasionally ) centuries .
- 3. But as my friend flemming says , sometimes you have to wait for the old deadwood hogging all the sunlight to collapse before the new seeds can germinate ( or else you need to be a fungus ) .
- 4. The point is that theses seeds aren 't going to be " cared for , " rather they 're going to be dispersed , and each seed will rely on the luck of its landing to germinate and grow .
- 5. Most notably , as jon keeley , an ecologist at america 's geological survey , pointed out to the meeting , the seeds of between 100 and 150 species of californian wild flower germinate in response to smoke .