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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Germination

/jẽrmˌ-ən-āsh'-ən/ · Ger·mi·na·tion · IPA /dʒˌɜrmənˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.
  1. 1.
    The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.
Phrases & compounds
Germination apparatus — an apparatus for malting grain.