| GERMINATE | (Of a seed) begin to grow |
| GERMINATION | Process where seeds begin to grow (11) |
| COAT | A fleece, pelage or pelt; or, any other outer covering, such as an application of paint/varnish, blanket of dust, husk of a seed, jacket, layer of a bulb or top of a suit of armour (4) |
| TOGA | From "hair of the head", word for a tuft of a seed or pineapple; a leafy crown of a palm; or, the nebulous envelope of the head of a "long-haired star" (4) |
| FUR | When rabbits are very young, they have soft, cottony ___ (but after a few months, they begin to grow a sleeker coat) |
| SPROUT | Begin to grow, as a plant |
| DAWN | Northern bird first to begin to grow light (4) |
| BUDDLEIAS | Bushes begin to grow, surprising ladies (9) |
| ROOT | Begin to grow in the ground |
| NOW | Immediately begin to grow at last (3) |
| TIRE | Begin to grow weary |
| BUD | Begin to grow |
| OVULE | Part of the reproductive system of a seed plant that develops into a seed when fertilised, made up of the embryo sac, the surrounding nucellus and one or two protective integuments (5) |
| CASE | From the French for "fall", an instance or happening that "befalls"; a chest, trunk or valise; the husk of a seed or cover of a wristwatch; a legal proceeding; or, an eccentric (4) |
| PRECEDE | Quietly hair will begin to grow bald, yet it will go first (7) |
| GERMINATES | Begins to grow |
| DAWNS | Begins to grow light in the mornings |
| TAKESROOT | Begins to grow |
| SERIOUS | Begins to grow ? (7) |
| EMBRYO | Part of a seed that develops into a plant |
