germ tube

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   (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination

   Broaderplant part

   botany

Questions about germ tube

What does germ tube mean?

germ tube means "(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination".

Is germ tube a common word?

germ tube is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.