1. (noun) the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

• sprouting

1. (noun) the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

• development
• growing
• growth
• maturation
• ontogenesis
• ontogeny

2. (noun) the origin of some development

• inception
• origin
• origination

1. (noun) the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

• bourgeon
• bourgeon
• burgeon forth
• burgeon forth
• germinate
• germinate
• pullulate
• pullulate
• shoot
• shoot
• sprout
• sprout
• spud
• spud
• germinate
• sprout
• stock

2. (noun) the origin of some development

• germinate