germinal

名词 germinal:

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

形容词 germinal:

1. containing seeds of later development
   同义词：originative, seminal

ger.mi.nal

adj.（形容词）
Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.
幼芽的，萌发的：属于、有关或有生殖细胞特性的
Of, relating to, or occurring in the earliest stage of development:
未成熟的，初期的：属于、有关或发生在发展的最初阶段的：
例句：
was active in the germinal stages of the space program.
在太空计划的最初阶段是积极的

来源：
French
法语
from Latin germen germin- [seed] * see gen…-
源自 拉丁语 germen germin- [种子，芽，胚] *参见 gen…-

【引伸】
ger.minally
adv.（副词）