(UK, slang, derogatory) a German person.

(biology) A small mass of cells from which a new organism or part of an organism develops, such as a seed, bud, spore, or zygote.

A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.

(figurative) The origin or earliest version of an idea or project.

(mathematics) An equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood.

To germinate.

(slang) To grow, as if parasitic.