Hypertext Webster Gateway: "germinal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Germinal \Ger"mi*nal\, a. (Biol.)
Of or pertaining to the germ, or germ cells, as distinguished
from the somatic cells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Germinal \Ger"mi*nal\, a. [See {Germ}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Germinal \Ger`mi*nal"\, n. [F. See {Germ} .]
The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 --
1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See
{Vend['E]miaire}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
germinal
adj : containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one
discipline can influence the growth of another" [syn: {originative},
{seminal}]
n : seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and
April); the month of buds [syn: {Germinal}]
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