Canadian English Meaning of germ
germ
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Definitions and Meaning of germ in English
germ (n)
anything that provides inspiration for later work
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
germ (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.
That from which anything springs; origin; first principle; as, the germ of civil liberty.
The germ cells, collectively, as distinguished from the somatic cells, or soma. is often used in place of germinal to form phrases; as, germ area, germ disc, germ membrane, germ nucleus, germ sac, etc.
germ (v. i.)
To germinate.
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germ
anything that provides inspiration for later work, a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete o
beginning,origin,root,seed,fountainhead,Genesis,origination,seedbed,start,birth
No antonyms found.
gerlond => gerlond, gerlind => Gerlind, gerland => gerland, geriatrics => Geriatrics, geriatrician => Geriatrician,
