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Definition of Germen
1. n. See Germ.
Definition of Germen
1. Noun. The basic form of an organism; the seed or germ ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Germen
1. something that serves as an origin [n -MENS or -MINA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Germen
Literary usage of Germen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"PLACENTA, in Botany, a membrane of the interior of the germen (qv) or ...
The placenta sometimes appears as a mere thickening of the walls of the germen. ..."
2. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1801)
"Parietaria officinalis.j (8) Flowers of '4 petals; above the germen. COR'NUS.
Cal. ... (10) Flowers incomplete; above the germen. VIS'CUM. ..."
3. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1806)
"... Direction of the Radicle and germen during tue Vegetation of Seeds. ...
whilst the elongated germen takes a precisely opposite direction: and it has ..."
4. Exotic Flora: Containing Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare Or Otherwise by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1823)
"Portion of a flower, with the great peltate stigma, turned up to display the
stamens, and the germen with the style. Fig. 5. Stamen. Fig. 6. Pollen. ..."
5. The Cyclopædia;: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.by Abraham Rees by Abraham Rees (1819)
"... partially of entirely deciduous as the germen ripens, but they often become
enlarged and hardened for a ..."
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