请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 seminiferous
释义

seminiferous

[ sem-uh-nif-er-uhs ]
/ ˌsɛm əˈnɪf ər əs /

adjective

Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
Botany. bearing or producing seed.

Origin of seminiferous

1685–95; <Latin sēmin- (stem of sēmen) seed, semen + -i- + -ferous

Words nearby seminiferous

seminal vesicle, seminar, seminarian, seminary, semination, seminiferous, seminiferous epithelium, seminiferous tubule, seminiferous tubule dysgenesis, seminivorous, Seminole
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for seminiferous

  • Its tubules unite with the seminiferous tubules, and also form the epididymis.

    The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for seminiferous

seminiferous
/ (ˌsɛmɪˈnɪfərəs) /

adjective

containing, conveying, or producing sementhe seminiferous tubules of the testes
(of plants) bearing or producing seeds

Word Origin for seminiferous

C17: from Latin sēmin-, sēmen seed + connecting vowel + -ferous
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for seminiferous

seminiferous
[ sĕm′ə-nĭfər-əs ]

adj.

Conveying, containing, or producing semen.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/9 22:29:09