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Meanings of germination in English

Portuguese
brotação
Catalan
germinació
Spanish
germinación

The process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow.

        brotação
        Synonyms
        Examples for "sprouting"
        Examples for "sprouting"
        1
        The dampness makes the scales close and starts the seed to sprouting.
        Ethel Morton's Enterprise
        2
        Early sprouting of B33-TPP tubers correlated with a reduced abscisic acid content.
        Pubmed
        3
        Crude space probes were prepared from the MSVs, sprouting simple sensor arrays.
        The Naked God
        4
        Yet the seeds sown within him during the previous winter were sprouting.
        Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts
        5
        It covers the ground from the sprouting rye to the Potter's Field.
        Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million
        Usage of germination in English
        1
        A sufficient supply of oxygen in the soil is indispensable to germination.
        Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low ...
        2
        Thus, our findings provide new mechanistic insight into C. difficile spore germination.
        Pubmed
        3
        Cat-1 activity was predominant in conidia, during germination and early exponential growth.
        Pubmed
        4
        Moreover, the fertility of the soil has a direct influence upon germination.
        Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low ...
        5
        Gardeners advise firming the earth over newly planted seeds to hasten germination.
        Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the ...
        6
        Do the seeds require the presence of animal matter to ensure germination?
        The Confessions of a Beachcomber
        7
        Spray again after germination, and a third time when thinning is finished.
        The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots / 16t...
        8
        MR. O'ROURKE: We have now decided certain things pertaining to seed germination.
        Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
        9
        Background and aims: Plant growth regulators play an important role in seed germination.
        Pubmed
        10
        What normally took months of slow germination and growth was happening in moments.
        Analog sff, december 2009
        11
        The raw earth of the trenches struggled vainly against the tide of germination.
        Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front
        12
        Upon the germination of the seeds the primary leaves are pinnate.
        Tropic Days
        13
        However, sorghum's sensitivity to low soil temperatures adversely impacts seed germination.
        Pubmed
        14
        The main danger to attaining good germination is in repeatedly moistening developing seed.
        Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway
        15
        From the test of seeds we find out the germination percentage of seeds.
        The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
        16
        The germination of certain seeds is also accelerated by the solution.
        Insectivorous Plants
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        Germination through the time
        Germination across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
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