GERMINATION

germination. Germination, n. the act of sprouting, a growth, the time in which feeds germinate

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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. Germination apparatus, an apparatus for malting grain.