germ – English-italiano Translations in WikDict

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germ noun /d͡ʒɜːm/ , /d͡ʒɝm/
(biology) The small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud. The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ. (figurative) The origin or earliest version of an idea or project.	germe
A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.	germe, microbo

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