seminiferous
Americanadjective
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Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
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Botany. bearing or producing seed.
adjective
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containing, conveying, or producing semen
the seminiferous tubules of the testes
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(of plants) bearing or producing seeds
Etymology
Origin of seminiferous
1685–95; < Latin sēmin- (stem of sēmen ) seed, semen + -i- + -ferous
Example Sentences
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A complex network of small tubes—the seminiferous tubules—travel throughout the testicles, allowing the sperm to reach their next destination: the epididymis.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2018
The tightly coiled seminiferous tubules form the bulk of each testis.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Within the lobules, sperm develop in structures called seminiferous tubules.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A new cycle starts approximately every 16 days, although this timing is not synchronous across the seminiferous tubules.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The spermatozoa are formed in the walls of the convoluted seminiferous tubules.
From The Sexual Life of the Child by Paul, Eden
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