germination [ˌdʒɜ:mɪ'neɪʃn]

例句:

• How can I get them to grow past germination?
  来自BBC
• At the onset of germination, the hypocotyl elongates rapidly by cell enlargement.
  萌发开始时, 下胚轴依靠细胞增大而迅速伸长.
  
• Excessive moisture is unfavourable for soybean germination.
  水分过多对于大豆萌发是不利的.
  
• Temperature is most important for seed germination.
  温度对种子的发芽至关重要.
  
• It clears away the competition and improves soil for seed germination.
  来自BBC
• Pebble-like seeds which can float for...years without losing their powers of germination.
  来自Anthony Huxley