Germinal /(?)/

Ger·mi·nal

Germinal

a.
  1. Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle.
  2. Of or pertaining to the germ, or germ cells, as distinguished from the somatic cells. (Biol.)

Phrases & Compounds
Germinal layers
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
Same as Blastoderm.
Germinal spot
the nucleolus of the ovum.
Germinal vesicle
, the nucleus of the ovum of animals.

Germinal

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