Definitions
1.NounThe small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud, spore, or zygote.
The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
The small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud."Derived terms: germectomy; surgical removal of germs of wisdom teeth"
2.NounThe embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
3.NounThe small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud."Derived terms: germectomy; surgical removal of germs of wisdom teeth"
4.NounA pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
5.NounThe origin or earliest version of an idea or project."the germ of civil liberty"
6.NounAn equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood.
7.VerbTo germinate.
8.VerbTo grow, as if parasitic.