germinative

[ jur-muh-ney-tiv, -muh-nuh-tiv ]

/ ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪ tɪv, -mə nə tɪv /

capable of germinating, developing, or creating; of or pertaining to germination.

Origin of germinative

First recorded in 1700–10; germinate + -ive

ger·mi·na·tive·ly, adverb non·ger·mi·na·tive, adjective re·ger·mi·na·tive, adjective re·ger·mi·na·tive·ly, adverb

un·ger·mi·na·tive, adjective

One hundred and five thousand are contained in an ounce, and they retain their germinative properties three years.

The Field and Garden Vegetables of America |Fearing Burr
The fruitful diversities, the germinative inequalities between men all depend on this right.

The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 |Various
About six hundred seeds, or pods, are contained in an ounce; and they retain their germinative powers three years.

The Field and Garden Vegetables of America |Fearing Burr
The seeds are small, yellow, lens-shaped, and retain their germinative properties three years.

The Field and Garden Vegetables of America |Fearing Burr

Though not the offspring of a vigorous creative power, its germinative force proved wonderfully great.

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany |Georg Brandes