germ

Noun
  1. Anything that provides inspiration for later work (synset 105843082)
    hypernym: inspiration - arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
    hyponym:
    • taproot - something that provides an important central source for growth or development
    • muse - the source of an artist's inspiration
    synonym: seed, source
  2. A small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (synset 105237135)
    hypernym: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
  3. A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium);
    The term is not in technical use (synset 101387132)
    hypernym: micro-organism, microorganism - any organism of microscopic size
    synonym: bug, microbe

Other Searches