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 Vas deferens is a tube connecting the seminiferous tubules to the ejaculatory duct, which begins in the prostate gland.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The alternate term for Leydig cells, interstitial cells, reflects their location between the seminiferous tubules in the testes.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 27.4 Anatomy of the Testis This sagittal view shows the seminiferous tubules, the site of sperm production.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Sternotherus, Terrapene, and Thamnophis are alike in completing spermatogenesis late in the season and storing spermatozoa, in the seminiferous tubules or in the epididymides, during hibernation.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
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