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Pronunciation : Ger"mi*nal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Germ.]
Definition : Defn: Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle. Germinal layers (Biol.), 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. (Biol.) Same as Blastoderm. -- Germinal spot (Biol.), the nucleolus of the ovum. -- Germinal vesicle, (Biol.) , the nucleus of the ovum of animals.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ger`mi*nal"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. See Germ .]
Definition : Defn: The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See Vend?miaire.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913