germinal, originative, seminal
(adjective) containing seeds of later development; “seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another”
seminal
(adjective) pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen; “seminal fluid”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
seminal (comparative more seminal, superlative most seminal)
Of or relating to seed or semen.
Creative or having the power to originate.
Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
Synonyms: influential, pioneering
• (relating to seed): germinal
• (creative): innovative, primary
• (highly influential): influential, innovative, formative
seminal (plural seminals)
(obsolete) A seed.
• Elamins, Malines, Melians, isleman, menials, salmine
Source: Wiktionary
Sem"i*nal, a. Etym: [L. seminalis, fr. semen, seminis, seed, akin to serere to sow: cf. F. seminal. See Sow to scatter seed.]
1. Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, seed or semen; as, the seminal fluid.
2. Contained in seed; holding the relation of seed, source, or first principle; holding the first place in a series of developed results or consequents; germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal principles of generation; seminal virtue. The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle. Hare. Seminal leaf (Bot.), a seed leaf, or cotyleden.
– Seminal receptacle. (Zoöl.) Same as Spermatheca.
Sem"i*nal, n.
Definition: A seed. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
