sem|i|nif|er|ous

sem|i|nif|er|ous
sem|i|nif|er|ous «SEHM uh NIHF uhr uhs», adjective.
1. bearing or producing seed.
2. conveying, containing, or producing semen: »

Spermatozoa are produced…inside the long coiled seminiferous tubules of the testis (Richard J. Goss).

[< Latin sēmen, -inis seed + English -ferous]

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  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

  • sem — ar·sem; as·sem·blance; as·sem·ble; as·sem·blé; as·sem·bly·man; di·sem·a·tism; dis·sem·ble; dis·sem·bler; dis·sem·bling·ly; dis·sem·i·nate; dis·sem·i·na·tion; dis·sem·i·na·tor; dis·sem·i·nule; em·phy·sem·a·tous; geth·sem·a·ne; in·sem·i·nate;… …   English syllables

  • seminiferous — sem·i·nif·er·ous …   English syllables

  • seminiferous — sem•i•nif•er•ous [[t]ˌsɛm əˈnɪf ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) anat. conveying or containing semen 2) bot bearing or producing seed • Etymology: 1685–95; < L sēmin , s. of sēmen seed, semen+ i + ferous …   From formal English to slang

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • seminiferous — Carrying or conducting the semen; denoting the tubules of the testis. [L. semen, seed (semen) + fero, to carry] * * * sem·i·nif·er·ous .sem ə nif (ə )rəs adj producing or bearing seed or semen <the seminiferous epithelium of the testis> * * …   Medical dictionary

  • Semeniferous — Sem e*nif er*ous (s[e^]m [ e]*n[i^]f [ e]r*[u^]s), a. (Biol.) Seminiferous. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Seminiferous — Sem i*nif er*ous, a. [L. semen, semenis, seed ferous.] (Biol.) Seed bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or vesicles. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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