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Meaning of germs

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

germs

noun

Definitions

  1. The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore.

  2. A pathogenic microorganism.

  3. The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.

  4. The origin of an idea or project.

    Example: the germ of civil liberty

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/germhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/germs

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