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

Coordinate terms

• oviferous

Derived terms

• seminiferous tubule

Translations

containing, bearing, or producing semen

• Aragonese: seminifero
• Catalan: seminífer
• French: séminifère (fr) m or f
• Irish: seamhanmhar
• Italian: seminifero m
• Portuguese: seminífero
• Romanian: seminifer (ro)
• Russian: семявыносящий (ru) (semjavynosjaščij), семявыводя́щий (ru) (semjavyvodjáščij)
• Spanish: seminífero