Germule
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From germ + -ule.
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