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ETYM French germe, from Latin germen, germinis, sprout, but, germ. Related to Germen, Germane.
1. A microorganism, such as a bacterium.
2. A microorganism causing disease; a pathogen.
3. A seed or bud.
4. A source or beginning.
Colloquial term for a microorganism that causes disease, such as certain bacteria and viruses. Formerly, it was also used to mean something capable of developing into a complete organism (such as a fertilized egg, or the embryo of a seed).