Germ and Spore

Germ noun - The source from which something grows or develops.

Spore is a synonym for germ in embryo topic. In some cases you can use "Spore" instead a noun "Germ", when it comes to topics like beginning.

Nearby Words: germinal, German, germing

Spore noun - A small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion.

Germ is a synonym for spore in beginning topic. You can use "Germ" instead a noun "Spore", if it concerns topics such as smallest living organism.