Germ

nounid 62006·updated May 18, 2026
verified

a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

polysemous

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
microbeseedsource
plural
Germs
possessive
Germ's
pluralpossessive
Germs'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
§2
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
§3
anything that provides inspiration for later work

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