germination

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noun

1. the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
• Syn:
sprouting
• Derivationally related forms:
sprout (for: sprouting), germinate
• Hypernyms:
growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
2. the origin of some development
- the germination of their discontent
• Derivationally related forms:
germinate
• Hypernyms:
origin, origination, inception