seminal

sem·i·nal  (sm-nl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, containing, or conveying semen or seed.

2. Of, relating to, or having the power to originate; creative.

3. Highly influential in an original way; constituting or providing a basis for further development: a seminal idea in the creation of a new theory.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sminlis, from smen, smin-, seed; see semen.]

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semi·nal·ly adv.

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seminal

Adjective

1. highly original and influential: seminal thinkers

2. potentially capable of development

3. of semen: seminal fluid

4. Biol of seed [Latin semen seed]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	seminal - pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen; "seminal fluid"
	2.	seminal - containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another" germinal, originative 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"

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seminal

adjective influential, important, ground-breaking, original, creative, productive, innovative, imaginative, formative