Germ
nounid
62006·updated May 18, 2026verified
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
polysemous
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Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- microbeseedsource
- plural
- Germs
- possessive
- Germ's
- pluralpossessive
- Germs'
Framework definitions
- §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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