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germination noun

  • The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth from a seed or spore; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.
 kieming

germinate verb

  /ˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)mɪneɪt/
  • (intransitive, botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
  • (transitive) To cause to grow; to produce.
 kiemen

Germinal properNoun

  /ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl/ , /ˈd͡ʒɝmənəl/
  • (historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.
 germinal, kiemmaand
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