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germ in Arabic

رُشَيْم rušaym

UK/d͡ʒɜːm//d͡ʒɝm/

germ in Arabic: رُشَيْم (rušaym), جُرْثُومَة (jurṯūma). In English, germ means the embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.

Arabic words for germ

mass of cells
رُشَيْم rušaym
pathogenic microorganism
جُرْثُومَة jurṯūma

English meaning of germ

  1. noun The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
  2. noun The small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud.
  3. noun A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
  4. noun The origin or earliest version of an idea or project.

Full definition of germ

germ in a sentence

  • surgical removal of germs of wisdom teeth
  • the germ of civil liberty

germ in other languages

Questions about germ in Arabic

What is the meaning of germ in Arabic?
Germ in Arabic is رُشَيْم (rušaym), جُرْثُومَة (jurṯūma).
ما معنى كلمة germ؟
Germ: رُشَيْم (rušaym), جُرْثُومَة (jurṯūma).
What does germ mean in English?
Germ means the embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.

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