germ, n.
(germs)
freq. cnt. 1
(germs)
freq. cnt. 1
anything that provides inspiration for later work
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1
germ seed source
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
<noun.animal>
bug germ microbe
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
<noun.body>
germ
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym