| germinative | Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop. Germinative spot, Germinative vesicle. <biology> Same as Germinal spot, Germinal vesicle, under Germinal. Origin: Cf. F. Germinatif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| germinative layer | The deepest layer of the epidermis, composed of dividing stem cells and anchoring cells. Synonym: basal cell layer, columnar layer, germinative layer, palisade layer, stratum basale, stratum cylindricum, stratum germinativum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| germinative layer of nail | The deeper layer of the nail that is continuous with the stratum germinativum of the surrounding skin and from which the nail plate is continuously formed. Synonym: germinative layer of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |