germ

germ has 6 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 4.

Definitions

• 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.
• n.. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
• n.. a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
• n.. anything that provides inspiration for later work