Germinate (6)
I believe the answer is:
sprout
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">germinate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sprout that I've seen before include "Start growing" , "Produce shoots; vegetable" , "Put out shoots for the vegetable" , "Small cabbage from Brussels?" , "Produce new growth" .)