regerminationn.
/ˌriːdʒəːmᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌriˌdʒərməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of germinating again.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > creating again
regenerationc1384
re-creation?a1425
new-making1495
repullulation1623
remaking1625
reproductiona1640
regermination1646
recasting1687
regenesis1833
the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > instance of > regrowth or growing again
resurrectionc1450
regermination1646
regrowth1741
revegetation1747
1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. xxvi. 124 The Jewes commonly expresse Resurrection by Regermination, or growing up againe like a Plant.
1758 M. Combrune Ess. on Brewing 166 The ultimate parts thereof are then within each other's sphere of attraction, else this regermination could not happen; and thus the grain may be said not to be malted.
1823 G. S. Faber Treat. Christian Dispensations II. ii. iii. 104 He expresses an assured hope, that the time of his renovation or regermination would come.
1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 188 The paschal eggs, symbol of vital essence and regermination, are rolled upon the turf.
1916 M. G. Kains Plant Propagation 293 Re-germination of seeds.
2001 Ambio 30 167/3 Extensive evidence of such regermination is seen in the Arravalli areas that have been quarried and abandoned.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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