'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]