germination
pronunciation
How to pronounce germination in British English:
UK [ˌdʒɜ:mɪ'neɪʃn]
How to pronounce germination in American English:
US [ˌdʒɜmɪ'neɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
- the origin of some development
Word Origin
- germination (n.)
- mid-15c., from Latin germinationem (nominative germinatio) "a sprouting forth, budding," noun of action from past participle stem of germinare "to sprout, put forth shoots," from germen (genitive germinis) "a sprout or bud" (see germ).
Example
- 1. Effect of environmental factors on fern spore germination .
- 2. Germination rate of maize under different temperature .
- 3. Effects of cadmium on rice seed germination .
- 4. We have a 1956 soil heater , used in soil to assist early germination of seeds in your greenhouse .
- 5. Effect of light and temperature on the germination of three annual plants .