noun
Origin: ME germe, a bud, sprout < OFr < L germen, sprig, bud, germ, embryo < IE *gen-men (> Sans janiman-, birth, origin) < base *ĝen-: see genus
See germ in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, bud
Origin: , from Old French germe
Origin: , from Latin germen; see genə- in Indo-European roots
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