Semen /(sē"mĕn)/

Se·men

Semen

n.

pl. Semina ((sĕm"ĭ*nȧ))

  1. The seed of plants. (Bot.)
  2. The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power. (Physiol.)

Phrases & Compounds
Semen contra
a strong aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of Artemisia; wormseed.