Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Germination has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
"After planting the tomato seeds in warm soil, I waited patiently for the germination that would finally turn them into seedlings."
The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth from a seed or spore; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.
"After weeks of waiting in the damp soil, the farmer finally observed the successful germination of his winter wheat seeds."