Word
germination, n.
(germinations)
the origin of some development
<noun.event>
germination
sample sentences
"the germination of their discontent"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
germinate
semantic pointers
hypernym
inception, origin, origination
the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
<noun.process>
germination
sprouting
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
germinate
germinate
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
sprout
sprout
semantic pointers
hypernym
growth, development, growing, maturation, ontogeny, ontogenesis