germ

Meaning (English)

a micro-organism causing disease; the earliest form of an idea

Meaning (मराठी)

जंतू; कल्पनेचे बीज

Used in a sentence

The germ of the reform lay in a small district-level experiment.

या सुधारणेचे बीज एका छोट्या जिल्हास्तरीय प्रयोगात होते.

Synonyms

microbe, seed, origin