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# germination

«germination» in Mova's school dictionary: **the process in which a seed starts to grow into a new…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (germination; uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Germination is the process in which a seed starts to grow into a new plant, putting out a root and then a shoot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germination/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on plant life cycles: germination comes after seed dispersal and before growth; it needs water, warmth and oxygen. Children test germination in fair tests (different temperatures or amounts of water). Phrases: «conditions for germination», «germination rate».

### examples

- Germination begins when the seed takes in water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germination/#x1)
- We tested what seeds need for germination. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germination/#x2)
- Warmth speeds up germination. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germination/#x3)
- Germination is the first stage of a plant's life cycle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germination/#x4)
- After germination, the shoot grows towards the light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germination/#x5)
- Our beans showed germination after four days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germination/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. From «germinate». In maths and science, the «germination rate» is the fraction or percentage of seeds that sprout: if 15 of 20 germinate, the rate is 15/20 = 3/4 = 75%.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «germination» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germination/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.