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SEMEN
semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come
(noun) the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
semen (uncountable)
A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.
Synonyms
• (Male reproductory fluid): ejaculate, sperm; (slang): jissom, jism, jizz, spunk, cum, seed, spurt, spooge, splooge, load, skeet
• See also semen
Anagrams
• menes, mense, mesen, mesne, neems
Proper noun
Semen (plural Semens)
A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Семен.
Anagrams
• menes, mense, mesen, mesne, neems
Source: Wiktionary
Se"men, n.; pl. Semina. Etym: [L., from the root of serere, satum, to sow. See Sow to scatter seed.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The seed of plants.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power. Semen contra, or Semen cinæ or cynæ, a strong aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of Artemisia; wormseed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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