germinal: Meaning and Definition of

ger•mi•nal

1. being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.
2. of or pertaining to a germ or germs.
3. of the nature of a germ or germ cell.

Ger•mi•nal

1. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
2. (italics) a novel (1884) by Émile Zola.