Of or pertaining to the germ, or germ cells, as distinguished from the somatic cells
seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another
containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"
A flattened, disklike region of cells from which the embryo begins to develop in the fertilized ovum of many vertebrate species. Also called blastodisk, embryonic disk