seminal
Of or relating to seed or semen.
Other meanings
Creative or having the power to originate.
Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
“"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.”
Related words
- extraseminal
- intraseminal
- prostatoseminalvesiculectomy
- seminally
- seminal vesicle
- nonseminal
- seminal fluid
- seminality
Word history
From Latin "sēmen" (seed).
Where this comes from
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