germ

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• ⇰ That which is to develop a new individual; <as>as, the <ex>germ</ex> of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like</as>; the earliest form under which an organism appears.
• ⇰ That from which anything springs; origin; first principle; <as>as, the <ex>germ</ex> of civil liberty</as>.
• ⇰ The germ cells, collectively, as distinguished from the >somatic > cells, or <contr>soma</contr>. >Germ > is often used in place of >germinal > to form phrases; <as>as, <ex>germ</ex> area, <ex>germ</ex> disc, <ex>germ</ex> membrane
• ⇰ A microorganism, especially a disease-causing bacterium or virus; -- used informally, <as>as, the don't eat food that falls on the floor, it may have <ex>germs</ex> on it</as>.

• ⇰ To germinate.