germinal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds
  2. adjective satellite containing seeds of later development
    seminal; originative.
    • seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another

WordNet

Ger"mi*nal adjective
Etymology
See Germ.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle.
Ger`mi*nal" noun
Etymology
F. See Germ .
Definitions
  1. The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendÉmiaire.

Webster 1913