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From germ + plasm. But compare germ plasm.
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germplasm
Today it means: Seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses. Full definition →
Today it means: Seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses. Full definition →
From germ + plasm. But compare germ plasm.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.