Word Meaning

germ definition and meaning

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.
n. That from which anything springs; origin; first principle; as, the germ of civil liberty.
v. i. To germinate.

Crossword clues for germ

- Bacterium
- Bug
- Microbe
- microscopic organism
- minute life form
- Source of infection