germination
/ˌdʒɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdʒɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn/ (ame, ipa)
germination — noun
1. the moment when a seed or spore breaks open and a young plant begins to push out
the moment when a seed or spore breaks open and a young plant begins to push out roots and a shoot.
Mauricio kept the bean seeds warm and damp to speed up germination.
collocation: speed up germination
Most tomato seeds need a soil temperature of about 21°C for germination.
collocation: temperature for germination
After two weeks of cold storage, the wheat seeds showed strong germination.
The biology class watched the daily germination of the sunflower seeds on the windowsill.
Heavy rain followed by sunshine triggered the germination of grass across the dry field.
- dormancy
the resting state a seed leaves when germination begins
文法句型
germination of [seed/spore]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a seed, spore, or named plant; often appears with rate / temperature / time-period nouns describing growing conditions.
常見錯誤
2. the first stage at which an idea, plan, or movement quietly takes shape, before
the first stage at which an idea, plan, or movement quietly takes shape, before it becomes something visible or fully formed.
Nadia traced the germination of the protest movement back to a single online post.
pattern: germination of [movement] back to [event]
The author described the germination of the novel during a long train ride through Portugal.
collocation: germination of the novel/idea
Esme could pinpoint the germination of her career choice to a school visit at age twelve.
The report studies the germination of the climate campaign among university students in 2018.
文法句型
germination of [an idea/movement/plan]
用法筆記
Formal and figurative; distinguish from sense 1 (literal plant biology) — here the subject is always an abstract noun like idea, plan, movement, or project.