A source of further growth and development

• spark

  1. One thrown off from a burning substance.
  2. One resulting from friction.
  3. One remaining in an otherwise extinguished fire; an ember.

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  1. One thrown off from a burning substance.
  2. One resulting from friction.
  3. One remaining in an otherwise extinguished fire; an ember.

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• seed

  1. A mature plant ovule containing an embryo.
  2. A small dry fruit, spore, or other propagative plant part.
  3. Seeds considered as a group:

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  1. A mature plant ovule containing an embryo.
  2. A small dry fruit, spore, or other propagative plant part.
  3. Seeds considered as a group:

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• kernel

  1. A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
  2. The usually edible seed inside the hard covering of a nut or fruit stone.
  3. The central or most important part; the core:

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  1. A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
  2. The usually edible seed inside the hard covering of a nut or fruit stone.
  3. The central or most important part; the core:

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• germ

  1. A small mass of protoplasm or cells from which a new organism or one of its parts may develop.
  2. The earliest form of an organism; a seed, bud, or spore.
  3. A microorganism, especially a pathogen.

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  1. A small mass of protoplasm or cells from which a new organism or one of its parts may develop.
  2. The earliest form of an organism; a seed, bud, or spore.
  3. A microorganism, especially a pathogen.

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• embryo

  1. The collection of cells that has developed from the fertilized egg of a vertebrate animal, before all the major organs have developed.
  2. A collection of such cells of a human, especially from implantation in the uterine wall through the eighth week of development.
  3. The young sporophytic plant contained within a seed or an archegonium.

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  1. The collection of cells that has developed from the fertilized egg of a vertebrate animal, before all the major organs have developed.
  2. A collection of such cells of a human, especially from implantation in the uterine wall through the eighth week of development.
  3. The young sporophytic plant contained within a seed or an archegonium.

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• bud

  1. A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped leaf, flower, or leafy shoot.
  2. The stage or condition of having buds:
  3. An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.

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  1. A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped leaf, flower, or leafy shoot.
  2. The stage or condition of having buds:
  3. An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.

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Essence

• kernel

  1. A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
  2. The usually edible seed inside the hard covering of a nut or fruit stone.
  3. The central or most important part; the core:

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  1. A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
  2. The usually edible seed inside the hard covering of a nut or fruit stone.
  3. The central or most important part; the core:

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• gist

  1. The central idea; the essence.
  2. The grounds for action in a suit.

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  1. The central idea; the essence.
  2. The grounds for action in a suit.

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• core

  1. The central or innermost part:
  2. The hard or fibrous central part of certain fruits, such as the apple or pear, containing the seeds.
  3. The basic or most important part; the crucial element or essence:

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  1. The central or innermost part:
  2. The hard or fibrous central part of certain fruits, such as the apple or pear, containing the seeds.
  3. The basic or most important part; the crucial element or essence:

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Basis

• crux

  1. The basic, central, or critical point or feature:
  2. A puzzling or apparently insoluble problem.

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  1. The basic, central, or critical point or feature:
  2. A puzzling or apparently insoluble problem.

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• premise

  1. A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.
  2. One of the propositions in a deductive argument.
  3. Either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.

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  1. A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.
  2. One of the propositions in a deductive argument.
  3. Either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.

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• foundation

  1. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
  2. The basis on which a thing stands, is founded, or is supported.
  3. Funds for the perpetual support of an institution; an endowment.

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  1. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
  2. The basis on which a thing stands, is founded, or is supported.
  3. Funds for the perpetual support of an institution; an endowment.

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Center

• pivot

  1. A short rod or shaft on which a related part rotates or swings.
  2. A person or thing on which something depends; the central or crucial factor:
  3. The act of turning on a pivot.

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  1. A short rod or shaft on which a related part rotates or swings.
  2. A person or thing on which something depends; the central or crucial factor:
  3. The act of turning on a pivot.

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• focus

  1. The distinctness or clarity of an image rendered by an optical system.
  2. The state of maximum distinctness or clarity of such an image:
  3. An apparatus used to adjust the focal length of an optical system in order to make an image distinct or clear:

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  1. The distinctness or clarity of an image rendered by an optical system.
  2. The state of maximum distinctness or clarity of such an image:
  3. An apparatus used to adjust the focal length of an optical system in order to make an image distinct or clear:

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• hub

  1. The center part of a wheel, fan, or propeller.
  2. A center of activity or interest; a focal point:

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  1. The center part of a wheel, fan, or propeller.
  2. A center of activity or interest; a focal point:

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