Definition of "germination" []

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

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• "Long-term germination potential; burnt land; heating; soak in running water or spread seeds in thin layers on a flat surface; water every other day and allow to dry in sun for 8 days"
• ""I suppose there are some seeds for whom germination is long and difficult," she said."
• "Their germination is a mystery to the oldest inhabitants, to whose means and taste they are totally foreign."