Developmental Biology Terminology

adjective pertaining to a germ or seed

• The germinal stage of development is crucial for the formation of new ideas.
• The germinal idea for the project came to me in the shower.
• I'm always on the lookout for germinal trends to stay ahead of the game.
• The artist's germinal creativity sparked a revolution in the art world.

adjective not yet fully developed or mature; inexperienced

• The unfledged bird struggled to fly for the first time.
• The unfledged chick is so cute hopping around.
• That unfledged newbie needs more training before they can handle this job.
• His unfledged ideas lacked the depth needed for the project.