germination
n.the process by which a seed starts to grow into a new plant. It usually happens when the seed gets enough water and warmth.
n.the process by which an organism or seed begins to grow or develop after a period of dormancy. Often used in biological and agricultural contexts to describe the initial stages of plant life.
“The seeds began to germinate after we watered them.”
“Successful germination depends on the right combination of soil temperature, moisture, and oxygen levels.”
“While some seeds can germinate almost immediately upon contact with water, others require a period of cold stratification to break their dormancy and initiate the growth of the embryonic root.”
“These are reactive molecules that halt pollen germination, which the researchers measured using nitro blue tetrazolium, a dye that darkens wherever those reactive molecules gather.”
“The earliest harvested seed was lighter and had lower and more variable germination.”
Borrowed from Latin germinātiō, By surface analysis, germinate + -ion.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.