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

simple past tense and past participle of germinate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of germinate

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

Relating to spring / Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ. / (botany) Relating to a plant ovary / (figuratively) Serving as a point of origin; formative.

(organic chemistry) A ceveratrum alkaloid.

present participle of germinate

(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.

Of or pertaining to germination / Having the ability to germinate

That germinates.