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4 definitions found 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 1.6 [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 (Mar-Apr); the month of buds [syn: {Germinal}]
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