seminal

Definition

Of or relating to seed or semen.

Etymology

From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis.

Example Sentences

• "During the summer, he studied calmars at Lisbon, but found no appearance of any roe, nor any reservoir which appeared to be destined for the reception of the seminal liquor; and it was in the middle of December, that he began to discern the first traces of a new vessel replete with a milty juice."
• ""The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science."
• "The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle."