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Webster 1913 Edition


Germination

Gerˊmi-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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Germination

GERMINA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of sprouting; the first beginning of vegetation in a seed or plant.
1.
The time in which seeds vegetate, after being planted or sown.