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germinal

ger·mi·nal

UK/ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl/ US/ˈd͡ʒɝmənəl/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

containing seeds of later development

  • “seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another”
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noun

1.

seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds

Origin

Borrowed from French germinal, from Latin germen (“sprout, bud”) + -al.

Phrases

  • germinal cell
  • germinal center
  • germinal centre
  • germinal disc
  • germinal disk
  • germinal epithelium
  • germinal matrix
  • germinal membrane

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