The action of shooting or sprouting. (Cf. shoot, n.1 2.)
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| 释义 | the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > sprouting or germination (22) shutea1300 The action of shooting or sprouting. (Cf. shoot, n.1 2.) springinga1387 Esp. with reference to plants, vegetation, etc.: the action of sprouting or growing; (also… Without construction. Now somewhat rare. bearinga1398 With reference to a plant, the earth, etc.: the action or process of producing flowers, fruit, etc.; an act of this. Also: the stage of… germination?1440 Originally: the sprouting of a bud or shoot; the (initial) growth of a plant or seed; an instance of this. In later use: spec. the emergence of an… springing1531 Esp. with reference to plants, vegetation, etc.: the action of sprouting or growing; (also… With up. sprouting1547 The action of sprout, v.1 (in various senses); an instance or occasion of this. Also figurative. blading1548 The shooting out into blade; sprouting. shoot1572 The action of shooting, sprouting, or growing; the amount of growth (also concrete the new wood, etc. produced) in a certain period. Also †the… sprout1586 The action of sprouting or of putting forth new growth. Only in adverbial phrases with in, as in full sprout. spring1597 A growing or bursting forth of plants, vegetation, etc.; a growth or crop. Also (in early use): a race, the descendants of a common ancestor (cf… putting1623 Sprouting, germination. Obsolete. rare. eruption1626 In plants: The bursting forth from the bark of buds, leaves, offshoots, roots, etc.; also concrete an excrescence. Obsolete. spindling1626 The formation of a stem, stalk, or shoot, in plants. germinating1644 The action of germinate, v.; an instance of this; = germination, n. Frequently attributive, as germinating power, germinating period, etc. spearing1707 spiring1733 The action of the verb in various senses; also concrete, a shoot or sprout. flushing1810 The action of flush, v.2 in various senses. Of a plant: The sending out of new shoots. plantulation1819 The development of a rudimentary plant from an embryo; germination. germing1832 Germination; budding, sprouting, growth; an instance of this. Chiefly figurative and in figurative contexts. germinance1841 = germination, n. Only in figurative contexts and figurative. stooling1854 The action of throwing up young shoots or stems; of corn, etc., the forming of a thick head from lateral shoots. coming up1908 intransitive. colloquial. coming (right) up: used to indicate that food or drink is being prepared or will be served shortly. Also in extended use. |
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