The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.

To germinate. / (slang) To grow, as if parasitic.

(UK, slang, derogatory) a German person.

Abbreviation of German.

plural of germ

present participle of germ

simple past tense and past participle of germ

plural of Germ

(cytology) A cell that is part of the germ line: a gametocyte, an ovum or a sperm cell.

embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel.