Seminiferous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    producing seed
  2. 2
    conveying, containing, bearing, or producing semen or seminal fluid
Adjective
  1. 1
    bearing or producing seed or semen wordnet

Example

More examples

"The sperm from male humans originates in the seminiferous tubules which are located in the testes."

Etymology

From Late Latin sēminifer (“carrying semen”).

Related phrases

seminiferous tubuleseminal fluid

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