germinative

7.9

Something that causes new growth or new ideas

adjective
/ˈdʒɜːrmɪnətɪv/

Specialized

: germinativo

He had a germinative idea that led to the development of a new app.

Examples

Catching sight of these trees (more kitsch than natural in their bungalow front gardens) sparked improvisations that may have been germinative for my poetic imaginary.

Academic text (2015)
The germinative factors in the soil allow plants to grow rapidly in spring.
The scientist focused on the germinative processes that initiate seed growth.

Synonyms

nascent

vsgerminative

Formal

16 8.1

Beginning to exist and showing signs of future growth

is about the ability to cause new growth rather than mere early existence

embryonic

vsgerminative

4 7.2

At an early stage before a plan or project is fully ready

is about actively causing or starting growth, not only being undeveloped

germinal

vsgerminative

Formal

1 8.1

An idea or event that leads to later growth

focuses on biological ability to start growth rather than just giving a basis

germinant

vsgerminative

Specialized

7.9

Able to start growing, like seeds or spores

focuses on causing or starting growth broadly, not only seed sprouting

Antonyms

inhibitory

3 7.6

Causing an action to stop or slow down

How Germinative

prolific

7 6.0

germinative

Specialized

7.9

fertile

24 2.8

dormant

34 5.2

inactive

4 2.3

Surface Forms

germinative positive

Morphology

germinative = germinate (transparent) = germin + ative

Formed by a productive adjectival suffix ('-ative') from the verb 'germinate', so the relation to germination is clear to learners.

Etymology

Germinative comes from the old Latin root germin- meaning 'sprout' or 'seed', the same root you see in germinate which means 'to begin to grow'. So, something germinative has the power to start growth or new ideas.