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seminiferous
CIDE DICTIONARY
seminiferous, a. [L. semen, semenis, seed -ferous.].
Seed-bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or vesicles. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
seminiferous, adj.
1 bearing seed.
2 conveying semen.
1 bearing seed.
2 conveying semen.
Etymology
L semin- f. SEMEN + -FEROUS
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