SPERM


Meaning of SPERM in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.