germinal

ger·mi·nal  (jûrm-nl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.

2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the earliest stage of development: was active in the germinal stages of the space program.

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[French, from Latin germen, germin-, sprout,bud; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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germi·nal·ly adv.

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germinal [ˈdʒɜːmɪn^əl]

adj

1. (Medicine / Pathology) of, relating to, or like germs or a germ cell

2. of, or in the earliest stage of development; embryonic

[from New Latin germinālis, from Latin germen bud; see germ]

germinally  adv

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Germinal French [ʒɛrminal]

n

(Historical Terms) the month of buds: the seventh month of the French revolutionary calendar, from March 22 to April 20

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Germinal - seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds Revolutionary calendar - the calendar adopted by the first French Republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22, 1792 Revolutionary calendar month - a month in the Revolutionary calendar
Adj.	1.	germinal - containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another" originative, seminal original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"

Translations

germinal

adj (fig) → aufkeimend (geh)