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The Meaning of germ
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(n.) That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism appears.
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(n.) That from which anything springs; origin; first principle; as, the germ of civil liberty.
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(v. i.) To germinate.
Synonyms
generator
,
rootage
,
seeded player
,
seed
,
bug
,
reference
,
informant
,
seminal fluid
,
beginning
,
semen
,
cum
,
root
,
microbe
,
come
,
source
,
ejaculate
,
author
,
origin
,
reservoir
,
hemipteran
,
hemipterous insect
,
glitch
,
hemipteron
Homophones
germe
Rhymes
affirm
,
berm
,
bookworm
,
confirm
,
cutworm
,
earthworm
,
endosperm
,
ferm
,
firm
,
from
,
germe
,
herm
,
hurm
,
infirm
,
long-term
,
midterm
,
reaffirm
,
reconfirm
,
schirm
,
sperm
,
squirm
,
term
,
therm
,
thurm
,
worm
,
wurm