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germ
noun
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
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d͡ʒɜːm
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noun
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
noun
A small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
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Anything that provides inspiration for later work
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