germinative

adj — 2 senses

germinative

adj

Etymology From germinate + -ive. From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ate, from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”).

Of or pertaining to germination

Having the ability to germinate

Derived terms: germinatively, postgerminative, pregerminative

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