seminiferous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective bearing or producing seed or semen
    • seminiferous tubules

WordNet

Sem`i*nif"er*ous adjective
Etymology
L. semen, semenis, seed -ferous.
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) Seed-bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or vesicles.

Webster 1913