germ | | |
n. (cognition) | 1. germ, seed, source | anything that provides inspiration for later work. |
| ~ inspiration | arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity. |
| ~ taproot | something that provides an important central source for growth or development.; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot" |
| ~ muse | the source of an artist's inspiration.; "Euterpe was his muse" |
n. (body) | 2. germ | a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism. |
| ~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure" |
n. (animal) | 3. bug, germ, microbe | a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use. |
| ~ micro-organism, microorganism | any organism of microscopic size. |
microbe | | |
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