Etymology

seminiferous

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Today it means: producing seed Full definition →

Late Latin sēminifer
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromsēminifer“carrying semen”
  2. English todayseminiferous

From Late Latin sēminifer (“carrying semen”).

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