noun
Origin
inception, source, root, basis; see origin 3.
Embryo
seed, bud, sprig; see egg, fetus.
Bacillus
microbe, bacteria, disease germ, microorganism, virus, bacterium, pathogen, parasite, bug*.
See germ in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A minute organism usually producing disease:
A source of further growth and development:
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