germen
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of germen
From Latin, dating back to 1595–1605; see origin at germ
Example Sentences
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Mr. Fairbairn, to whose abilities and industry the Companies Garden at Chelsea is indebted for its present flourishing state, being desirous of obtaining ripe seeds, I had no opportunity of examining the germen.
From The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 4 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed by Curtis, William
The younger the fruit of the carica, the more milk it yields: it is even found in the germen scarcely fecundated.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
Mr. Berkeley found no difficulty, and had the stem impregnated as well as the germen.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
But the stamens, being shorter than the germen, cannot discharge the pollen so as to throw it upon the stigma, as the flower stands always upright till after impregnation.
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Poe, Edgar Allan
"In P. farinosa the germen is broadly obovate and the stigma capitate; here the germen is globose and the stigma has five points."
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
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