seminal

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containing important new ideas and having a great influence on later work:

She wrote a seminal article on the subject while she was still a student.

He played a seminal role in the formation of the association.

connected with semen:

seminal fluid

containing important new ideas that influence later developments:

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is regarded as a seminal work of American literature.