Associations to the word «Germination»

Wiktionary

GERMINATION, 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.

Dictionary definition

GERMINATION, noun. The process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow.
GERMINATION, noun. The origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis