germ
/d͡ʒɝm/ noun B2- The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
- The small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud. · surgical removal of germs of wisdom teeth
- A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
- The origin or earliest version of an idea or project. · the germ of civil liberty
- An equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood.
Plural germs
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Caderousse’s plans alarmed Andrea still more than his ideas; ideas were but the germ, the plan was reality.
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