'Germination' definitions:

Definition of 'germination'

From: WordNet
noun
The process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow [syn: germination, sprouting]
noun
The origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent"

Definition of 'Germination'

From: GCIDE
  • Germination \Ger`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. germinatio: cf. F. germination.] The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable. [1913 Webster]
  • Germination apparatus, an apparatus for malting grain. [1913 Webster]