adjective
- not having sprouted or begun to grow; not germinated
Usage: botanical; agricultural
Examples
- The ungerminated seeds remained dormant in the cold soil.
- Scientists studied the ungerminated corn kernels in the laboratory.
- After the drought, many ungerminated seeds were found in the field.
- The packet contained both germinated and ungerminated beans.
- Ungerminated seeds can remain viable for years under proper storage conditions.
- The farmer discarded the ungerminated wheat from last season’s harvest.