Pronunciation: ˌ m ə l-t ē - ' j ə rm, - ˌ t ī -
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably from multi- + germ inate
Date: 1950
: producing or being a fruit cluster capable of giving rise to several plants <a multigerm variety of sugar beet>
Pronunciation: ˌ m ə l-t ē - ' j ə rm, - ˌ t ī -
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably from multi- + germ inate
Date: 1950
: producing or being a fruit cluster capable of giving rise to several plants <a multigerm variety of sugar beet>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012