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

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.
Robert Louis Stevenson