germinate

Example Sentences

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For example, some seeds in the soil rely on heat shock or smoke to germinate.

From Los Angeles Times

More than 80% of the spores endured the full trip, and all but 11% of those survivors successfully germinated in the laboratory.

From Science Daily

Scientists also need to work out whether the pollen is ever delivered to other flowers and if it does successfully fertilize and germinate them.

From New York Times

Fresh fruit and vegetables pose too much of a biosecurity risk of germinating and spreading across the island.

From BBC

The field’s open-endedness is both a challenge and opportunity—fallow-but-fertile ground for germinating ideas that could blossom to shape research for generations to come.

From Scientific American