GERMINATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the origin of some development
   Usage Example(s)
   • the germination of their discontent
   Hypernyms(s) germination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • origin (what does origin mean?)
   • origination (what does origination mean?)
   • inception (what does inception mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • germinate (what does germinate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
   Synonym(s)
   • sprouting (what does sprouting mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) germination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • growth (what does growth mean?)
   • growing (what does growing mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • development (what does development mean?)
   • ontogeny (what does ontogeny mean?)
   • ontogenesis (what does ontogenesis mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shoot (what does shoot mean?)
   • spud (what does spud mean?)
   • germinate (what does germinate mean?)
   • pullulate (what does pullulate mean?)
   • bourgeon (what does bourgeon mean?)
   • burgeon forth (what does burgeon forth mean?)
   • sprout (what does sprout mean?)
   • sprout (what does sprout mean?)
   • stock (what does stock mean?)
   • germinate (what does germinate mean?)
   • shoot (what does shoot mean?)
   • spud (what does spud mean?)
   • germinate (what does germinate mean?)
   • pullulate (what does pullulate mean?)
   • bourgeon (what does bourgeon mean?)
   • burgeon forth (what does burgeon forth mean?)
   • sprout (what does sprout mean?)