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Uncommongerm
The correct spelling is germ.
How to pronounce germ
/d͡ʒɜːm/
nounIPA: /d͡ʒɜːm/
Say it like: Jer-m
The correct spelling is germ. The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore. For example: "the germ of civil liberty"
Usage Examples
“the germ of civil liberty”
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- 5.An equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood.
verb
- 1.To germinate.
- 2.To grow, as if parasitic.
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