单词 | germinate |
释义 | germinate —germinable /jerr"meuh neuh beuhl/, adj. —germination, n. —germinator, n. /jerr"meuh nayt'/, v. , germinated, germinating. v.i. 1. to begin to grow or develop. 2. Bot. a. to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb. b. to put forth shoots; sprout; pullulate. 3. to come into existence; begin. v.t. 4. to cause to develop; produce. 5. to cause to come into existence; create. [1600-10; < L germinatus (ptp. of germinare to sprout, bud), equiv. to germin- (see GERMINAL) + -atus -ATE1] |
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