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Definition: Semen cynae
Semen
\Se"men\ (s[=e]"m[e^]n), n.; pl.
Semina
(s[e^]m"[i^]*n[.a]). [L., from the root of serere, satum, to
sow. See
Sow to scatter seed.]
1. (Bot.) The seed of plants.
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2. (Physiol.) The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals;
sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by
the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids
to which it owes its generative power.
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Semen contra, or
Semen cin[ae] or
Semen cyn[ae], a
strong aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and
Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and
unexpanded flowers of various species of
Artemisia;
wormseed.
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