pregerminatev.

Brit.

/ˌpriːˈdʒəːmᵻneɪt/, U.S.

/priˈdʒərməˌneɪt/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin praegermināt- , praegermināre ; pre- prefix, germinate v.

Etymology: Originally < classical Latin praegermināt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of praegermināre to sprout early < prae- pre- prefix + germināre germinate v. In later use < pre- prefix + germinate v.

Biology and Agriculture.

1. intransitive. To germinate early or before another plant; to begin the process of germination. rare before 20th cent.

ΚΠ

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Pregerminate, to bud before another.

1942 H. I. Baldwin Forest Tree Seed xx. 230 Pregerminate, to initiate germinative processes.

1977 Science 29 July 490/1 They [sc. bees] then mix the pollen with liquid (probably nectar), inducing it to pregerminate and release amino acids into solution.

2003 Western Farm Press (Nexis) 7 June 11 Timing and possibly rates will be affected if weeds pre-germinated, ‘but growers will have more flexibility with foliar applications’.

2. transitive. To induce the process of germination in (seed), esp. before it is planted.

ΚΠ

1946 W. G. Wahlenberg Longleaf Pine vii. 125 (heading) Germinative capacity of fresh longleaf pine seed pregerminated in moist acid peat.

1962 Econ. Geogr. 38 337/1 The seeds were to be pre-germinated and when planted at stake in the field would provide stocks for budding in about 12 months' time.

1994 C. Barrow & A. Paterson in P. A. Furley Forest Frontier vi. 161 Some growers pre-germinate rice seed but most sow directly onto the plot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pregerminate
释义	pregerminatev. Brit. /ˌpriːˈdʒəːmᵻneɪt/, U.S. /priˈdʒərməˌneɪt/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin praegermināt- , praegermināre ; pre- prefix, germinate v. Etymology: Originally < classical Latin praegermināt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of praegermināre to sprout early < prae- pre- prefix + germināre germinate v. In later use < pre- prefix + germinate v. Biology and Agriculture. 1. intransitive. To germinate early or before another plant; to begin the process of germination. rare before 20th cent. ΚΠ 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Pregerminate, to bud before another. 1942 H. I. Baldwin Forest Tree Seed xx. 230 Pregerminate, to initiate germinative processes. 1977 Science 29 July 490/1 They [sc. bees] then mix the pollen with liquid (probably nectar), inducing it to pregerminate and release amino acids into solution. 2003 Western Farm Press (Nexis) 7 June 11 Timing and possibly rates will be affected if weeds pre-germinated, ‘but growers will have more flexibility with foliar applications’. 2. transitive. To induce the process of germination in (seed), esp. before it is planted. ΚΠ 1946 W. G. Wahlenberg Longleaf Pine vii. 125 (heading) Germinative capacity of fresh longleaf pine seed pregerminated in moist acid peat. 1962 Econ. Geogr. 38 337/1 The seeds were to be pre-germinated and when planted at stake in the field would provide stocks for budding in about 12 months' time. 1994 C. Barrow & A. Paterson in P. A. Furley Forest Frontier vi. 161 Some growers pre-germinate rice seed but most sow directly onto the plot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1623
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