GERM

• (noun) a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

  synonyms : bug , microbe

• (noun) a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

• (noun) anything that provides inspiration for later work

  synonyms : seed , source

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