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germule

germule noun: a small germ.

Noun

germule (plural germules)

  1. A small germ.
    • A seed will lie hidden in the earth, below the search of air and sun, in a latent state, for ages; yet, when thrown near the surface it germinates. But life is not in the body of the seed, but a germule within the seed and within a cell.1881, James Barr Walker, Experiences of Pioneer Life in the Early Settlements and Cities of the West, page 301

Forms of germule

pluralgermules

Origin of germule

From germ + -ule.

Questions about germule

What does germule mean?
Germule means a small germ.
What part of speech is germule?
Germule is a noun.
What is the plural of germule?
The plural of germule is germules.

Words near germule in the dictionary

  1. germplasms
  2. germproof
  3. germs
  4. germtube
  5. germtubes
  6. germule
  7. germules
  8. germy
  9. germyl
  10. germylene
  11. germylenes

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