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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Germination \Ger'mi*na"tion\, noun [L. germinatio: cf. F. germination.] The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.
{Germination apparatus}, an apparatus for malting grain.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
germination
noun
1: the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow [syn: {sprouting}]
2: the origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent"
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