Germinal

['dʒɜːmɪn(ə)l] or ['dʒɝmənl]

(noun.) seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds.

(adj.) containing seeds of later development; 'seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another' .

Edited by Elena--From WordNet

(a.) Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle.

(n.) The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendEmiaire.

Edited by Kathleen

n. the seventh month of the French revolutionary calendar March 21-April 19.

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