Seminal is defined as some discovery or event that strong influenced what came after.(adjective)
An example of seminal was the discovery of electricity.
The definition of seminal is something related to semen or to the seeds of a plant.(adjective)
An example of seminal is the fluid containing the sperm required to make a baby.
See seminal in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: ME < MFr < L seminalis < semen (gen. seminis), a seed
See seminal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin sēminālis
Origin: , from sēmen, sēmin-, seed; see semen.
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