Germination Definition

jûrmə-nāshən
noun

The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth from a seed or spore; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.

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Noun

Singular:
germination
Plural:
germinations

Germination Sentence Examples

  • The conditions for germination are much the same as for growth in general.

  • Further, the older the seed the more slow as a general rule will germination be in starting, but there are notable exceptions.

  • A spirit has been distilled from acorns in process of germination, when the saccharine principle is most abundant.

  • The mesodermic portion becomes charged with a yolk-like material (y), and, on the germination of the statoblast, gives rise to the outer layer (mes) of the bud.

  • The viscid pulp soon hardens, affording a protection to the seed; in germination the sucker-root penetrates the bark, and a connexion is established with the vascular tissue of the first plant.

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Words Starting With

GGEGER

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With G and Ending With N

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With G11 Letter Words Ending With N