germination
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The germination of taverns, eating houses, crafts and industries to cater to this commerce generated a culture replete with folklore, songs, literature and art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
"They wanted to play and build stuff. They were making houses or ships or scenery, and they wanted to jump in, and all of that learning was the germination of Roblox," he says.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
Kids get a firsthand look at plant science, from seed germination to the wonders of pollination.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
"Around 14 days after germination, we unrolled the paper so that we could observe the early development of the roots without the interference of any soil adhered to them," says Hochholdinger.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
He had a pragmatic, farmer-like knowledge of how weather conditions affected growth, germination, blooming times, et cetera.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Furthermore, the subjects of the vegetable kingdom derive their germinations from influx out of the spiritual world.
From Heaven and its Wonders and Hell by John Ager
It is interesting to mark, as we can in history, first, the feeble germinations of a papal dogma; next, its waxing growth; and at last, after the lapse of centuries, its full development and maturity.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by James Aitken Wylie
The Conflict of Conscience is worthy of notice as being one of the earliest germinations of the Historical Drama.
From Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England by Henry Norman Hudson
Two separate frosts, during a century otherwise so full of movement as the sixteenth in England, repressed and killed all germinations of free intellectual or social intercourse amongst ourselves.
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 by Thomas De Quincey
This alone will stop the germinations of sin, and check wickedness in its conception.
From The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, March, 1880 by Aaron Walker
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Life Science: Plants
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Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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