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seminiferous definition

semi·nif·er·ous (-nif′ər əs)

adjective

  1. seed-bearing
  2. containing or conveying semen seminiferous tubules

Etymology: < L semen (gen. seminis), a seed + -ferous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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