semen

(mən)

noun pl. semina or semens

the thick, whitish fluid secreted by the male reproductive organs and containing the spermatozoa

Origin: ModL < L, seed

See semen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A viscous whitish secretion of the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa and consisting of secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands. Also called seminal fluid.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin sēmen, seed, semen; see sē- in Indo-European roots

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