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seed(noun, cause, start, influence, base)
12
nucleus(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
11
source(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
10
root(noun, quality, cause, character, spirit)
7
beginning(noun, cause, start, base, stone)
7
rudiment(noun, cause, beginning, stone, source)
6
cause(noun, plan, influence, beginning, source)
6
inception(noun, cause, influence, beginning, source)
4
basis(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
4
ovum(noun, beginning, stone, source, nut)
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spore(noun, beginning, stone, source, unit)
3
base(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
2
essence(noun, cause, spirit, significance, heart)
2
ovule(noun, beginning, stone, source, nut)
2
starting point(expression, idiom, cause, beginning, source)
2
stem(noun, cause, source)
1
bottom(noun, nature, quality, cause, start)
1
center(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
1
core(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
1
crux(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
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