germinating seed
A seed beginning to grow, usually with its first root emerging through the seed coat.
Germinating seed of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
All languages
- English
- germinating seed
- Norwegian
- spirende frø
- Japanese
- 発芽する種子 — はつがするしゅし — hatsugasurushushi
- Korean
- 발아 중인 씨앗 — bara jungin ssiat
- Spanish
- semilla en germinación
- French
- graine en germination
- German
- Keimender Samen
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Reference sources
- University of Minnesota Open Textbook — germination is commonly identified by radicle emergence through the seed coat before seedling emergence
- Penn State Extension — the radicle is the first structure to leave a dicot seed, followed by shoot emergence
- University of Kentucky Extension — the radicle emerges first and develops into the primary root; the hypocotyl grows upward