Gĕr'mi-nal1, a.
a. [Lat. germen. See GERM.] Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle.
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Germinal
Germinal (zhär'me-näl')2, n.
(zhär'me-näl'), n. [Fr., from Lat. germen, germinis, shoot, sprout.] The seventh month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792. It commenced March 21, and ended April 19. See VENDEMIAIRE.