Incubator

undefined: An incubator is a headmate in which sprouts or seeds develop until they are formed enough to exist and communicate on their own. The incubating sprout/seed may have a passive influence on the incubator until they are formed enough to be on their own.

Related Terms

 * This is not to be confused with splitting or breaking, in which the split headmate is broken into multiple.
 * Incubating is a similar type of headmate formation to budding.