germination

English Thesaurus

1. the origin of some development (noun.event)

hypernym	:	inception, origin, origination,
definition	:	an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events (noun.event)

2. the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow (noun.process)

hypernym	:	development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny,
definition	:	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process)

3. the origin of some development (noun.event)

derivation	:	germinate,
definition	:	cause to grow or sprout (verb.change)

4. the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow (noun.process)

derivation	:	sprout, stock,
definition	:	put forth and grow sprouts or shoots (verb.body)

derivation	:	bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud,
definition	:	produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)

derivation	:	germinate,
definition	:	cause to grow or sprout (verb.change)

5. the origin of some development (noun.event)

derivation	:	germinate,
definition	:	cause to grow or sprout (verb.change)

6. the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow (noun.process)

derivation	:	sprout, stock,
definition	:	put forth and grow sprouts or shoots (verb.body)

derivation	:	bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud,
definition	:	produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)

derivation	:	germinate,
definition	:	cause to grow or sprout (verb.change)