ˈsēmən noun
( plural semi·na ˈsemənə sometimes ˈsēm- ; or semens )
Etymology: Latin; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon sāmo seed, Old Slavic sĕmę semen, Latin serere to sow — more at sow
1. : seed 1 b — used chiefly in pharmacy and usually in combination
semen pedicularis, the seed of Delphinium staphysagra
2.
a. : a viscid whitish usually neutral to slightly alkaline fluid produced in the male reproductive tract, consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as prostate and Cowper's glands), usually released from the body by ejaculation (as in coitus), and serving as the vehicle in which sperm are maintained in the male genital tract and transferred to that of the female — used especially of the fluid as characteristically developed in mammals and birds
b. : spermatozoa as released by a male animal together with any accompanying fluid : sperm
fish semen
worms breaking into a cloud of semen and eggs