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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[Latin]] ''germinatus'', past participle of ''germinare'' to sprout, from ''germin''-, ''germen'' bud, [[germ]] | [[Latin]] ''germinatus'', past participle of ''germinare'' to sprout, from ''germin''-, ''germen'' bud, [[germ]] | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1610] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1: to come into [[being]] : evolve <before [[Western civilization]] began to germinate — A. L. Kroeber> | *1: to come into [[being]] : evolve <before [[Western civilization]] began to germinate — A. L. Kroeber> | ||
| − | *2: to begin to [[grow]] : [ | + | *2: to begin to [[grow]] : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouting sprout] |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Germination''' is the [[process]] in which a [[plant]] or fungus [[emerges]] from a [[seed]] or spore, respectively, and begins [[growth]]. The most common example of germination is the [ | + | '''Germination''' is the [[process]] in which a [[plant]] or fungus [[emerges]] from a [[seed]] or spore, respectively, and begins [[growth]]. The most common example of germination is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouting sprouting] of a seedling from a [[seed]] of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant angiosperm] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnosperm gymnosperm]. However the growth of a sporeling from a spore, for example the growth of hyphae from fungal spores, is also germination. In a more general sense, germination can imply anything expanding into greater being from a small [[existence]] or [[germ]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germination] |
[[Category: Botany]] | [[Category: Botany]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:14, 13 December 2020
Origin
Latin germinatus, past participle of germinare to sprout, from germin-, germen bud, germ
Definitions
- 1: to come into being : evolve <before Western civilization began to germinate — A. L. Kroeber>
- 2: to begin to grow : sprout
Description
Germination is the process in which a plant or fungus emerges from a seed or spore, respectively, and begins growth. The most common example of germination is the sprouting of a seedling from a seed of an angiosperm or gymnosperm. However the growth of a sporeling from a spore, for example the growth of hyphae from fungal spores, is also germination. In a more general sense, germination can imply anything expanding into greater being from a small existence or germ.[1]
