semen

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Anthony Scully, through his attorney, said the semen is his, and that his ex-wife, in moving to Florida, gave up claim.

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  1. noun A viscous whitish secretion of the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa and consisting of secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands. Also called seminal fluid.

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  1. Middle English, from Latin sēmen, seed, semen; see sē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. New Latin, from Latin semen, seed, from serere, past participle satus (√ se, sa), sow: see sow.
 

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/ˈsimɛn/
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