germinant

[ jur-muh-nuhnt ]

adjective

1. beginning to grow or develop; germinating.

germinant

/ ˈdʒɜːmɪnənt /

adjective

1. in the process of germinating; sprouting

Other Words From

• germi·nance germi·nan·cy noun
• un·germi·nant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of germinant¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin germinant- (stem of germināns ), present participle of the verb germināre “to bud, sprout”

Example Sentences

Huic cœli lilia germinant;Arrisus sponsi permanent;Ac nomen in fidelibusQuam filiorum medius.

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She began to feel blindly that God was not alone the keeper of eternal Sabbaths, but the germinant heat at the heart of the world.

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She might have rebelled, had it not been for that germinant idea of hers.

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