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germ meaning in Tamil

கிருமி kirumi

UK/d͡ʒɜːm//d͡ʒɝm/

germ in Tamil: கிருமி (kirumi). 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.

Tamil words for germ

germ, pathogen
கிருமி kirumi

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of germ in Tamil?
Germ in Tamil is கிருமி (kirumi).
germ என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Germ: கிருமி (kirumi).
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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Tamil words from Wiktionary's Tamil entries whose English meaning is “germ”: கிருமி. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: germ (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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