Word Meaning

Meaning of germ

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

Crossword clue for germ

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