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plural germs
1
a
: a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
b
: the embryo with the scutellum of a cereal grain that is usually separated from the starchy endosperm during milling
2
: something that initiates development or serves as an origin : rudiments, beginning
3
: a microorganism causing disease : a pathogenic agent (such as a bacterium or virus)
broadly : microorganism

Example Sentences

the germ that causes tuberculosis the germ of an idea the germ layers of an embryo
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Word History

Etymology

French germe, from Latin germin-, germen, from gignere to beget — more at kin

First Known Use

circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of germ was circa 1550

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