Word: germ
Phonetic:
/d͡ʒɜːm/Listen:
The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore.
A pathogenic microorganism.
The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
The origin of an idea or project. Example: the germ of civil liberty
An equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood.
To germinate.
To grow, as if parasitic.
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