germinal macula

Anat. & Physiol. The same as GERMINAL-SPOT (q. v.). germinal-matter, s. Anat. & Physiol.: The name given by Beale both to the protoplasm and the nucleus of an animal cell, the two, however, being considered different by most histologists. germinal-membrane, s. Anat. & Physiol.: The same as VITELLINE-MEMBRANE (q. v.). gerocomia germinal-pole, s. Anat. & Physiol. The name given by Quain to the central point from which development spreads in the ovum of a bird or mammal. germinal-spot, s Anat . & Physiol .: A spot corresponding to the nucleolus of an animal cell. Called also the Ger minal-macula. germinal-vesicle, s. 1. Anat . & Physiol .: A delicate, spheroidal, inclosing membrane, with protoplasmic fluid and fine granules, constituting an e ential part of the human or animal ovum. After a time it disappears. (Quain.) 2. Bot .: The germ of a future plant, analogous to the germinal-vesicle of animals. It is formed apparently before impregnation. Amici, Mohl, Muller, Henfrey, Hoffmeister, and Tulasne affirm its existence, while it is denied by Schleiden and Schacht. ger-min-ant, a [Lat. germinans , pr. par. of germino to bud, to sprout; germen (gen it. ger minis )=a bud, a sprout.] Sprouting; beginning to bud or sprout; growing; developing. ger-min-āte, v . i . & t . [Lat. germina tum , sup. of germino =to bud, to sprout; germen (gen it. ger minis )=a bud, a sprout; Fr. germer ; Ital. germ i nare ; Sp. germinar .] A. In trans.: To sprout; to shoot; to bud; to begin to vegetate as a plant. "Paradise was made on the third day, when God caused the trees to germinate out of the earth."-H. More: Defence of the Philosophic Cabbala. (App.) B. Transitive : 1. Lit.: To cause to sprout or bud. 2. Fig.: To shoot out; to put forth. "Several French departments germinate a set of rebellious paper-leaves." -Carlyle: French Revolution.