genuine, a. [authentic], veritable, sterling, unmixed, [real], [pure]; [sincere], heartfelt, [unaffected]. Antonyms: [spurious], [counterfeit], [false], supposititious, [adulterated].
germ, n. [origin], first principle; [embryo], [bud], [seed], spore.
German, a. Teutonic.
german, a. [related], allied.
German, n. Teuton.
German characteristic. Germanism, Teutonicism.
germane, a. [related], allied, [akin], [relevant], [appropriate].
German Federal Council. Bundesrath.
German House of Representatives. Reichstag.
German measles. rubella.