The reproductive fluid containing sperm cells produced by male mammals. A whitish bodily fluid involved in reproduction.
From Latin 'semen' meaning seed, from 'serere' meaning to sow. The word has maintained its biological meaning since ancient times, reflecting the agricultural metaphor of planting seeds.
The word shares its Latin root with 'seminary' (a place where ideas are planted and cultivated) and 'disseminate' (to spread widely, like scattering seeds). In medieval medicine, it was considered one of the four vital bodily humors.
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