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The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable. Germination apparatus, an apparatus for malting grain.

Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop. Germinative spot, Germinative vesicle. (Biol.) Same as Germinal spot, Germinal vesicle, under Germinal.

Reproduction by means of germs.

Without germs.

A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed. Balfour.

A small germ.

A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only. Bouvier.

A first cousin. See Note under Cousin, 1.

To extract the germs from, as from wheat grains.

A machine for breaking open the kernels of wheat or other grain and removing the germs.

A sailor belonging to a dogger.

To germinate. [Obs.]

Hazard; peril. Milton.

Same as Aryan, and Indo-European.

To cause to germinate.

but formerly comprising most plants of the order, which is sometimes therefore called Jungermanniaceæ.

To germinate again. Perennial plants regerminate several years successively. J. Lee.

A germinating again or anew.

A labiate plant (Teucrium Scordium) found in marshy places in Europe.

A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36½, at Hamburg 38¼. [Written also Aum and Awm.]