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GERMINAL
germinal, originative, seminal
(adjective) containing seeds of later development; “seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another”
Germinal
(noun) seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
germinal (comparative more germinal, superlative most germinal)
Relating to spring
Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ.
(botany) Relating to a plant ovary
(figuratively) Serving as a point of origin; formative.
(figuratively) Highly influential; seminal.
Usage notes
In sense “highly influential”, primarily used as a consciously feminist alternative to male seminal (germ vs. semen).
Synonyms
• (relating to spring): vernal
• (relating to seed): seminal
• (influential): seminal
Anagrams
• maligner, malinger
Etymology
Proper noun
Germinal (plural Germinals)
(historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.
Anagrams
• maligner, malinger
Source: Wiktionary
Ger"mi*nal, a. Etym: [See Germ.]
Definition: Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle. Germinal layers (Biol.), the two layers of cells, the ectoblast and entoblast, which form respectively the outer covering and inner wall of the gastrula. A third layer of cells, the mesoblast, which is formed later and lies between these two, is sometimes included.
– Germinal membrane. (Biol.) Same as Blastoderm.
– Germinal spot (Biol.), the nucleolus of the ovum.
– Germinal vesicle, (Biol.) , the nucleus of the ovum of animals.
Ger`mi*nal", n. Etym: [F. See Germ .]
Definition: The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendÉmiaire.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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