G / germĭnātĭo
noun

germĭnātĭo

gen. germĭnātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a sprouting forth; budding; germination
a sprouting forth, budding, germination.
Lit.: palmitis, Col. 4, 24, 18: tria tempora germinationis, Plin. 17, 18, 30, § 134; cf. id. 16, 25, 41, § 98.—In plur., Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 16. —
a sprout; shoot by extension
Transf., concr., a sprout, shoot: accumuletur germinatio terrā, donec robur planta capiat, Plin. 17, 17, 28, § 124.