noun Download 🔗Share The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore. Examples : "The corn germ within the kernel is where the new corn plant will begin to grow. " biology microorganism seed medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pathogenic microorganism. Examples : "Washing your hands helps prevent the spread of germs that can make you sick. " medicine microorganism disease biology science organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ. Examples : "My grandmother saved the cereal germ from the bottom of the box to plant in her garden. " seed food plant agriculture biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The origin of an idea or project. Examples : "the germ of civil liberty" mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood. Examples : "Even though their functions, f(x) = x and g(x) = x², are different everywhere except at zero, their germ at x=0 is the same, because they are equal in a small neighborhood around zero. " math function science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To germinate. Examples : "The seeds will germ if you keep the soil moist. " plant biology seed agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To grow, as if parasitic. Examples : "The idea for a new school club began as a small thought, but it quickly germed into a full-blown movement, attracting dozens of members. " biology plant organism microorganism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading