Seeds and Germination Word Search
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Words to find: SEEDS, GERMINATION, SPROUT, SEEDLING, EMBRYO, COTYLEDON, RADICLE, PLUMULE, DORMANCY, GERMINATE, MOISTURE, OXYGEN.
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Seeds and Germination word list, defined
- SEEDS /siːdz/ · noun and verb
- Seeds are the small, often hard parts of plants from which new plants can grow; figuratively, they are the beginnings or elements from which something develops. As a verb, seeds means begins a process or supplies something with the raw material needed for growth. Related: grains, beginnings, origins, foundations.
- GERMINATION /ˌdʒɝməˈneɪʃən/ · noun
- The process by which a seed begins to grow, usually producing a young plant. Figuratively, it refers to the beginning or gradual development of an idea, movement, project, or other phenomenon. Related: sprouting, growth, development, beginning.
- SPROUT /spraʊt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a sprout is a young shoot, plant, or new growth emerging from a seed or stem. As a verb, it means to begin growing or to emerge and develop, especially in reference to plants but also to ideas, projects, and other developments. Related: shoot, bud, germ, seedling.
- SEEDLING /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ · noun
- A seedling is a young plant that has germinated from a seed, especially one raised for transplanting. Figuratively, it can refer to a new idea, business, or project in an early stage of development. Related: sprout, sapling, shoot, plantlet.
- EMBRYO /ˈɛmbrioʊ/ · noun
- An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, especially in the early stages before it reaches a form recognizable as a member of its species; in humans, roughly the first eight weeks after fertilization. Related: fetus, zygote, blastocyst, germ.
- COTYLEDON /ˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/ · noun
- A cotyledon is the seed leaf of a plant embryo, the first leaf or pair of leaves to emerge during germination, which often stores or absorbs nutrients for the developing seedling. Related: seed leaf.
- RADICLE /ˈrædɪkəl/ · noun
- A radicle is the part of a plant embryo that develops into the root. In zoology, it can also mean a rootlike structure, especially a root of a nerve; in chemistry, the term is a rare or historical name for a radical or a group of atoms capable of existing independently. Related: embryonic root, rootlet, radicular process.
- PLUMULE /ˈpluːmjuːl/ · noun
- A plumule is a small feather, especially one of the soft down feathers beneath a bird's contour feathers. In literary and ornamental contexts, it can also refer to a small plume or tuft of feathers. Related: down feather, small feather, down, soft feather.
- DORMANCY /ˈdɔːrmənsi/ · noun
- The state of being inactive, quiescent, or suspended in growth or development, especially as a resting phase in an organism's life cycle. Related: inactivity, quiescence, latency, hibernation.
- GERMINATE /ˈdʒɜːrmɪneɪt/ · verb
- To begin to grow or develop, especially as a seed. It can also mean to develop gradually into a more substantial form or to bring an idea or process into existence. Related: sprout, develop, grow, bud.
- MOISTURE /ˈmɔɪstʃə(r)/ · noun
- Moisture is a small amount of liquid, especially water, present in the air or on or within a material. It can also refer more generally to dampness or the presence of water vapour. Related: dampness, wetness, humidity.
- OXYGEN /ˈɒksɪdən/ (British), /ˈɑːksɪdən/ (American) · noun
- Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O, occurring as a colorless, odorless gas essential to respiration and combustion. In medicine, the word can also refer to supplemental oxygen administered to a patient.
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