GERM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
   • the term is not in technical use
   Synonym(s)
   • bug (what does bug mean?)
   • microbe (what does microbe mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) germ is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • microorganism (what does microorganism mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a small simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
   Hypernyms(s) germ is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • anatomical structure (what does anatomical structure mean?)
   • complex body part (what does complex body part mean?)
   • bodily structure (what does bodily structure mean?)
   • body structure (what does body structure mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shoot (what does shoot mean?)
   • spud (what does spud mean?)
   • germinate (what does germinate mean?)
   • pullulate (what does pullulate mean?)
   • bourgeon (what does bourgeon mean?)
   • burgeon forth (what does burgeon forth mean?)
   • sprout (what does sprout mean?)
3. Meaning
   • anything that provides inspiration for later work
   Synonym(s)
   • seed (what does seed mean?)
   • source (what does source mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) germ is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inspiration (what does inspiration mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • taproot (what does taproot mean?)
   • muse (what does muse mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • evolve (what does evolve mean?)
   • germinate (what does germinate mean?)
   • develop (what does develop mean?)