germinability
[ jur-muh-nuh-bil-i-tee ]
/ ˌdʒɜr mə nəˈbɪl ɪ ti /
noun Botany.
the degree of ability of a seed to germinate or sprout.
Origin of germinability
First recorded in 1895–1900;
germin(ate) +
-ability
Words nearby germinability
germany,
germaphobe,
germen,
germfree,
germicide,
germinability,
germinal,
germinal area,
germinal cell,
germinal center of flemming,
germinal disk
Example sentences from the Web for germinability
This self-sterility is in no case due to a lack of germinability of the pollen produced.
The Cherries of New York |U. P. HedrickThe small, nearly conical seeds have five gray ribs and retain their germinability for about two years.