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 germination
 發芽,萌芽,發生

 ger·mi·na·tion /ˌʤɝməˈneʃən/ 名詞
 萌發,發芽

 Ger·mi·na·tion n.  The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.
 Germination apparatus, an apparatus for malting grain.
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 germination
      n 1: the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
           [syn: sprouting]
      2: the origin of some development; "the germination of their
         discontent"