spud vs germinate

spud is a noun but germinate is not a noun.

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

As verbs, spud and germinate are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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