germ vs muse

germ and muse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
germ	Yes	No	No	No
muse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, muse is a hyponym of germ; that is, muse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than germ:

Other hyponyms of germ include taproot.

germ (noun)	muse (noun)
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use	the source of an artist's inspiration
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
anything that provides inspiration for later work

germ (verb)	muse (verb)
	reflect deeply on a subject