1. (noun) source, seed, germ
anything that provides inspiration for later work
Synonyms: generator, rootage, seeded player, seed, bug, reference, informant, germ, seminal fluid, beginning, semen, cum, root, microbe, come, source, ejaculate, author, origin, reservoir
2. (noun) germ
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
Synonyms: seed, source, microbe, bug
3. (noun) microbe, bug, germ
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Synonyms: seed, hemipteran, hemipterous insect, bug, glitch, germ, source, microbe, hemipteron
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