"germination" meaning in English

See germination in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: germinations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From germinate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|germinate|-ion|}} germinate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} germination (countable and uncountable, plural germinations)
  1. The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth from a seed or spore; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of germinating): покълване (pokǎlvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), поникване (ponikvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), germinació [feminine] (Catalan), 發芽 (Chinese Mandarin), 发芽 (fāyá) (Chinese Mandarin), klíčení [neuter] (Czech), kieming [feminine] (Dutch), itäminen (Finnish), ამოსვლა (amosvla) (Georgian), გაღივება (gaɣiveba) (Georgian), აღმოცენება (aɣmoceneba) (Georgian), 発芽 (hatsuga) (alt: はつが) (Japanese), 발아 (bara) (alt: 發芽) (Korean), germinación [feminine] (Spanish), eginiad [masculine] (Welsh)

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