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germs
noun(germ)
a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
germs
noun(germ)
the embryo with the scutellum of a cereal grain that is usually separated from the starchy endosperm during milling
germs
noun(germ)
something that initiates development or serves as an origin : rudiments, beginning
germs
noun(germ)
the embryo of the wheat kernel separated in milling and used especially as a source of vitamins and protein

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