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What does germ mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word germ? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (biology) 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. (figuratively) The origin of an idea or project.
  5. (mathematics) An equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood.
Verb
  1. To germinate.
  2. (slang) To grow, as if parasitic.
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