postgermination

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adjective

Occurring after germination

OriginEnglish germination ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostgermination (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOccurring after germination

    There have been few studies of early postgermination growth in plants in relation to heterosis.

    1950, J.W. Gowen, editor, Heterosis, page 105

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishgermination
  8. Englishpostgermination

From post- + germination.

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APA

postgermination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postgermination

MLA

“postgermination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postgermination. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postgermination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postgermination.

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