Lewis Short
(verb) : germĭno, āvi, ātum, 1, and
* A. [germen] (post-Aug.).
* Neutr., to sprout forth, put forth, bud, germinate: asparagus altissime germinat,Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 146; 13, 24, 46, § 129; 16, 25, 41, § 97 sqq. et saep.
* Act., to put forth: pennas,Plin. 30, 11, 30, § 101: capillum,id. 7, 6, 5, § 42.
* To beget, produce, Vulg. Isa. 45, 8; 61, 11.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary