germ
noun
- object describing local behavior of a function
- plant embryo
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɜːm/ / /d͡ʒɝm/
noun
Etymology: Clipping of German, from the phonetic similarity to germ.
- a German person.
verb
Etymology: From Middle French germe, from Latin germen (“bud, seed, embryo”). Doublet of germen.
- To germinate.
“Thus tempted, the lust to avenge me / Germed inly and grew.”
- To grow, as if parasitic.
“I’m addicted, want to germ inside your love”