英语词汇“germ”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	germ
释义	germ I. \ˈjərm, ˈjə̄m, ˈjəim\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: French germe, from Latin germin-, germen, alteration of (assumed) Old Latin genmin-, genmen, from Latin gen-, stem of gignere to beget — more at kin 1. a. : a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an animal or plant or into an organ or part : bud, seed < supernumerary tooth germs may cause formation of supernumerary teeth — K.H.Thoma > b. : the embryo with the scutellum of a cereal grain that usually is separated from the starchy endosperm during the milling < the germ of the wheat grain is very rich in oil content — Leslie Smith > 2. a. : something from which development takes place or that serves or may serve as an origin : beginning, rudiment < the Rule of St. Benedict … already contains the small germ of that freedom and movement which developed in every branch of life — R.W.Southern > b. : homoeomery 1 3. : microorganism < pathogenic bacteria are germs > < virus germ > : microbe, disease germ < the cecal worm carries the germ of blackhead in turkeys — B.F.Kaupp & R.C.Surface > Synonyms: see microorganism II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : germinate
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