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Meaning of 'germ' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Germ [ n.]
- That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism appears.
- That from which anything springs; origin; first principle; as, the germ of civil liberty.
2 . Germ [ v. i.]
- To germinate.

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