English dictionary
germ
/dZ//[@]/rm/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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anything that provides inspiration for later work
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Source: WordNet 3.0
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That which is to develop a new individual; as, the <i>germ</i> of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism appears.
Source: webster1913
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The germ cells, collectively, as distinguished from the <i>somatic</i> cells, or <i>soma</i>. <i>Germ</i> is often used in place of <i>germinal</i> to form phrases; as, <i>germ</i> area, <i>germ</i> disc, <i>germ</i> membrane, <i>germ</i> nucleus, <i>germ</i> sac, etc.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To germinate.
Source: webster1913