seminal
se·mi·nal
adjective
1.
2.
containing seeds of later development
- “seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another”
Origin
From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin sēmen, sēminis (“seed”) + -al.
Phrases
- human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity
- seminal fluid
- seminal vesicle
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