Germination

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  germination
       n 1: the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
            [syn: {sprouting}]
       2: the origin of some development; "the germination of their
          discontent"