Pitgroei
Pitgroei, literally translating to “pit growth” from Dutch, is a term used primarily in horticultural contexts to refer to the development of seeds contained within stone fruit pits and the early stages of seed germination. In Dutch-language sources, pitgroei is discussed in relation to seed viability, dormancy breaking, and the propagation of fruits such as peaches, plums, apricots, and cherries.
In practical horticulture, pitgroei encompasses both the natural process by which seeds inside pits begin to
Outside horticulture, the term pitgroei is rarely used in English-language literature and may appear only in
See also: seed germination, seed dormancy, stratification, scarification, stone fruits.