| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A source of further growth and development: bud1, embryo, germ, nucleus, seed, spark1. See START. 2. The most central and material part: core, essence, gist, heart, marrow, meat, nub, pith, quintessence, root1, soul, spirit, stuff, substance. Law : gravamen. See BE. 3. A fertilized plant ovule capable of germinating: pip, pit2, seed. See START.
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