germinate
verb (used without object)
to begin to grow or develop.
germinates
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present tense formof germinate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Normally, a pollen grain that sticks to the stigma of a flower during pollination germinates into a long tube that grows straight and unbranched through the ovary to the ovules, where fertilisation takes place.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Phi29 instructs the cell to package its DNA into the spore, killing the budding bacteria once the spore germinates.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2022
Community germinates during class, through empathetic eye contact with a neighbor while breathing heavily during a tough workout.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
As the hormone gradually breaks down over winter, the seed is released from dormancy and germinates when conditions are favorable in spring.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It germinates very slowly at 40° to 50° F.
From The Tomato by Paul Work
