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germinative

[ jur-muh-ney-tiv, -muh-nuh-tiv ]

/ ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪ tɪv, -mə nə tɪv /

adjective

capable of germinating, developing, or creating; of or pertaining to germination.

Words nearby germinative

germinal pole, germinal vesicle, germinant, germinate, germination, germinative, germinative layer, germinoma, germiston, germline insertion, germproof

Origin of germinative

First recorded in 1700–10; germinate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM germinative

ger·mi·na·tive·ly, adverbnon·ger·mi·na·tive, adjectivere·ger·mi·na·tive, adjectivere·ger·mi·na·tive·ly, adverb

un·ger·mi·na·tive, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for germinative

One hundred and five thousand are contained in an ounce, and they retain their germinative properties three years.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr
The fruitful diversities, the germinative inequalities between men all depend on this right.
The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3|Various
About six hundred seeds, or pods, are contained in an ounce; and they retain their germinative powers three years.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr
The seeds are small, yellow, lens-shaped, and retain their germinative properties three years.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr

Though not the offspring of a vigorous creative power, its germinative force proved wonderfully great.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany|Georg Brandes

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