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seminiferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
sem-i-nif-er-ous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

producing seed

adj

conveying, containing, bearing, or producing semen or seminal fluid

Etymology

From Late Latin sēminifer (“carrying semen”).

Inflected Forms

more seminiferous (comparative) most seminiferous (superlative)

Phrases

seminiferous tubule

Frequently Paired Words

oviferous

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous pestiferous

Questions

What does seminiferous mean?
producing seed
Where does seminiferous come from?
From Late Latin sēminifer (“carrying semen”).

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