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Semen
Pronunciation : Se"men
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., from the root of serere, satum, to sow. See Sow to scatter seed.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: The seed of plants.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: 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 cin? or cyn?, 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.
pl. Semina.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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