germinate vs spud

germinate is not a noun while spud is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
germinate	No	No	Yes	No
spud	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, germinate and spud are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of germinate include bourgeon, burgeon forth, pullulate, shoot, sprout.

germinate (noun)	spud (noun)
	a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
	an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

germinate (verb)	spud (verb)
produce buds, branches, or germinate	produce buds, branches, or germinate
cause to grow or sprout	initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum
work out