germ
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
germs
plural
germs
Britannica Dictionary definition of GERM
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1
biology
:
a very small living thing that causes disease
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the germ that causes tuberculosis
2
a
:
the origin or basis of something
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the germ of an idea
b
:
a very small amount of something
3
biology
:
something that can grow to become a whole animal, plant, etc., or one of its parts
—
see also wheat germ
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a germ cell
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the germ layers of an embryo
