Meaning
sprout, shoot, bud
- a newly emerged shoot or bud on a plant
- edible young shoots of certain vegetables and seeds
In a sentence
A primavera compaiono i primi germogli verdi sugli alberi.
In spring the first green shoots appear on the trees.
Aggiungi i germogli di soia all'insalata per renderla croccante.
Add bean sprouts to the salad to make it crunchy.
La forte gelata notturna ha danneggiato i teneri germogli delle piante.
The severe overnight frost damaged the plants' tender buds.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| germoglio | masculine · singular |
| germogli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- In cooking, often seen in the plural, as in 'germogli di soia' (bean sprouts).