germs

/JH ER1 M Z/

noun

1
The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore.
2
A pathogenic microorganism.
3
The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
4
The origin of an idea or project.
“the germ of civil liberty”
5
An equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood.

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