Definitions
the origin of some development
Word origin
From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ation, from Latin germinātiō, germinātiōnem (“sprouting, budding, growing”), from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”). By surface analysis, germinate + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Seed starting”11 letters
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