germinate

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But wildflowers also need at least six weeks of coolish weather to grow after they germinate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Jumping straight into a list of major to-dos would leave little time for ideas to germinate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

And getting certification is a rigorous, costly process, as seeds need to be tested in a laboratory for their purity and things like how well they germinate.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

Across California and Arizona, there are stretches of desert that can quickly transform into dense fields of wildflowers, since seeds lie dormant in the soil and then germinate and blossom at around the same time.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

While such late-sprouting seeds still have the opportunity to germinate in the wild, consider what must have happened as farming developed.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond