"germinal" in the noun sense
1. Germinal
seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April the month of buds
"germinal" in the adjective sense
1. germinal, originative, seminal
containing seeds of later development
"seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"
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