seminiferous

seminiferous

English

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin sēmen (“semen”) + -iferous.

Adjective

seminiferous (comparative more seminiferous, superlative most seminiferous)

1. (botany) producing seed
2. (anatomy) conveying, containing, bearing, or producing semen or seminal fluid

Derived terms

• seminiferous tubule

Translations

containing, bearing, or producing semen

French: séminifère (fr) m or f Irish: seamhanmhar

Italian: seminifero m Spanish: seminifero m, seminifera f