Meanings
adjectiveseminiferous (comparative more seminiferous, superlative most seminiferous)
comparative more seminiferous · superlative most seminiferous
- biologyproducing seed
- anatomyconveying, containing, bearing, or producing semen or seminal fluid
Origin
- Late Latinsēminifer“carrying semen”
- Englishseminiferous
From Late Latin sēminifer (“carrying semen”).
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan seminífer
- seminífercontaining, bearing, or producing semen
French séminifère
- séminifèrecontaining, bearing, or producing semen
Irish seamhanmhar
- seamhanmharcontaining, bearing, or producing semen
Italian seminifero
- seminiferocontaining, bearing, or producing semen
Portuguese seminífero
- seminíferocontaining, bearing, or producing semen
Romanian seminifer
- seminifercontaining, bearing, or producing semen
Russian семявыносящий, семявыводя́щий
- семявыносящий (semjavynosjaščij)containing, bearing, or producing semen
- семявыводя́щий (semjavyvodjáščij)containing, bearing, or producing semen
Spanish seminífero
- seminíferocontaining, bearing, or producing semen
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with seminiferous
carboniferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferousantheriferous
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
seminiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminiferous
MLA
“seminiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seminiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminiferous.
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