Lewis & Short

germĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. [germino], a sprouting forth, budding, germination.

  1. I. Lit.: palmitis, Col. 4, 24, 18: tria tempora germinationis, Plin. 17, 18, 30, § 134; cf. id. 16, 25, 41, § 98.
    In plur., Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 16.
  2. II. Transf., concr., a sprout, shoot: accumuletur germinatio terrā, donec robur planta capiat, Plin. 17, 17, 28, § 124.