germinate
Collocations
2VERB + GERMINATE
beginning, put, roots
PREP.
until, with
Definitions
verb
Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
the Chalcites, which hath a Spirit that will put forth and germinate
It would suffice to keep up the full number of a tree, which lived on an average for a thousand years, if a single seed were produced once in a thousand years, supposing that this seed were never destroyed, and could be ensured to germinate in a fitting place. So that in all cases, the average number of any animal or plant depends only indirectly on the number of its eggs or seeds.
To cause to grow; to produce.
These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.
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6the Chalcites, which hath a Spirit that will put forth and germinate
WiktionaryIt would suffice to keep up the full number of a tree, which lived on an average for a thousand years, if a single seed were produced once in a thousand years, supposing that this seed were never dest
WiktionaryOrchids rely on fungi to reproduce. Their tiny seeds don't have any on-board nutrients (like beans and apples) and will not germinate until they are infected by a symbiotic fungus which supplies them
WiktionaryThe seed is beginning to germinate.
Tatoeba · #3336616For an idea to germinate and to be fruitful, it is necessary to scatter its seeds in the appropriate season.
Tatoeba · #3639025Seeds need germination operation to germinate.
Tatoeba · #9816193