germinableadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒəːmᵻnəbl/, U.S.

/ˈdʒərmənəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin germinabilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin germinabilis capable of germination (6th cent.) < classical Latin germināre germinate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare French germinable (1836 or earlier).

Capable of germination.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > [adjective] > sprouting or germinating > capable of germinating

germinable1838

1838 Southern Agriculturist June 312 One species [of banana], with germinable seeds, is now acclimated in Louisiana.

1878 W. Ogle tr. A. J. Kerner Flowers iv. 79 Visits..indispensable for the production of germinable seeds.

1922 Times 25 Nov. 17/5 Vendors of agricultural seeds will be required to give a warranty as to the percentage of pure germinable seeds.

1939 E. A. Bessey Text-bk. Mycol. (new ed.) vii. 161 The species S. sclerotiorum produces no germinable conidia but numerous microconidia.

1975 Weed Sci. 23 356/1 Not all of the germinable downy brome seeds will germinate and establish in the field.

2005 C. Fergus Trees New Eng. 264 A typical stand [of tamarack trees] may produce as many as five million germinable seeds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	germinable
释义	germinableadj. Brit. /ˈdʒəːmᵻnəbl/, U.S. /ˈdʒərmənəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin germinabilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin germinabilis capable of germination (6th cent.) < classical Latin germināre germinate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare French germinable (1836 or earlier). Capable of germination. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > [adjective] > sprouting or germinating > capable of germinating germinable1838 1838 Southern Agriculturist June 312 One species [of banana], with germinable seeds, is now acclimated in Louisiana. 1878 W. Ogle tr. A. J. Kerner Flowers iv. 79 Visits..indispensable for the production of germinable seeds. 1922 Times 25 Nov. 17/5 Vendors of agricultural seeds will be required to give a warranty as to the percentage of pure germinable seeds. 1939 E. A. Bessey Text-bk. Mycol. (new ed.) vii. 161 The species S. sclerotiorum produces no germinable conidia but numerous microconidia. 1975 Weed Sci. 23 356/1 Not all of the germinable downy brome seeds will germinate and establish in the field. 2005 C. Fergus Trees New Eng. 264 A typical stand [of tamarack trees] may produce as many as five million germinable seeds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1838
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