Definition for Germ:

• In botany, the ovary, the embryo, or the bud.

Synonyms for Germ:

• n.

  •
  • ameba.
  •
  • onset,
  • arrival,
  • appearance,
  • outset,
  • conception,
  • introduction,
  • commencement,
  • embryo.
  •bacillus (noun)
  • parasite.
  •beginning (noun)
  • ovum,
  • ovule,
  • source,
  • sprig,
  • inception,
  • cause,
  • sprout,
  • rudiment,
  • germs.
  •body (noun)
  • germ.
  •bud (noun)
  • incipient flowers.
  •bug (noun)
  • dis eases,
  • dis-ease,
  • dis-eases,
  • dis ease.
  •cell (noun)
  • micro organisms,
  • cellules,
  • haematids,
  • micro organism.
  •disease (noun)
  • infection.
  •egg (noun)
  • yellow eye,
  • ROES,
  • cackleberry,
  • oospore,
  • roe.
  •essence (noun)
  • main ideas,
  • sub stance,
  • virtualities,
  • lifebloods,
  • name game,
  • be all end all,
  • be-all end-all,
  • sub-stances,
  • nittygritty,
  • sub-stance,
  • chief constituents,
  • essentias,
  • sub stances.
  •origin (noun)
  • basis.
  •poison (noun)
  • Venin,
  • Toxoids,
  • toxicants,
  • toxoid.
  •root (noun)
  • infra structures,
  • radicles,
  • sub-strata,
  • sub-stratum,
  • infra-structures,
  • starting points,
  • infra structure,
  • sub-stratums,
  • sub stratum,
  • under-pinning,
  • under pinning.
  •seed (noun)
  • corn,
  • semen,
  • Corns,
  • sperms,
  • ovules,
  • sperm.
  •toxin (noun)
  • poisonous substances.

• v.

  •conflict (verb)
  • war.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • retrovirus,
  • E. COLI,
  • superbug,
  • mold,
  • streptococcus,
  • decomposer,
  • pest,
  • listeria,
  • MRSA,
  • protozoan,
  • hydra,
  • unicellular.
  •
  • impurity,
  • salmonella.
  •embryo
  • fetus.

Paraphrases for Germ:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    microbe.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    germinal.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    reproductive.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    seed, bacteria.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    bacteriological.
  • Proper noun, singular
    sprouts.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    bacteriological, organism.

Antonyms for Germ:

• n.

  • beginning
    outgrowth, consequence, conclusion, result, end, outcome, effect, ending.

Germ Sentence Examples:

• Here was the germ of a conflict which might one day shake the republic to its foundations.

• He who does not regard this matter as a sacred duty does not possess even the germ of a higher culture.

Homophones for Germ:

• germe.

Hypernym for Germ:

• n.

  • cognition
    muse, taproot.

Hyponym for Germ:

• n.

  • body
    body structure, complex body part, bodily structure, structure, anatomical structure.
  • cognition
    inspiration.