SEMINIFEROUS

seminiferous

(adjective) bearing or producing seed or semen; “seminiferous tubules”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

seminiferous (comparative more seminiferous, superlative most seminiferous)

(botany) producing seed

(anatomy) conveying, containing, bearing, or producing semen or seminal fluid

Source: Wiktionary


Sem`i*nif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. semen, semenis, seed -ferous.] (Biol.)

Definition: Seed-bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or vesicles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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