The origin or earliest version of an idea or project.
The small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud.
The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
An equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood.
To germinate.
To grow, as if parasitic.
The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
A reporter's informant.
Source code.
The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.