/ spɜːm; NAmE spɜːrm/ noun ( pl. sperm or sperms )
1.
[ C ] a cell that is produced by the sex organs of a male and that can combine with a female egg to produce young :
He has a low sperm count (= very few live male cells) .
2.
[ U ] the liquid that is produced by the male sex organs that contains these cells
SYN semen
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via late Latin from Greek sperma seed, from speirein to sow.