germination

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Borrowed from Latin germinātiō, By surface analysis, germinate + -ion.

When the flowers are fit for germination the pods will burst. — Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846, James Richardson
But, after the ashes were cool, germination would recur, and the weed would continue on its triumphant way. — Astounding Stories, August, 1931, Various
These were of a character to force into germination whatever seeds of hereditary superstition lay latent in my bosom. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

sprouting

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