Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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germ | Yes | No | No | No |
taproot | Yes | No | No | No |
germ (noun) | taproot (noun) |
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a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | something that provides an important central source for growth or development |
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism | (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem |
anything that provides inspiration for later work |