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germule

noun

Etymology

From germ + -ule.

  1. derived from germen
  2. borrowed from germe
  3. suffixed as germule — “germ + ule”

Definitions

  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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA