pertaining to semen; pertaining to seeds; original, creative; containing potential for future development
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Seminal Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A seed.
A seed.
(a.)
Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, seed or semen; as, the seminal fluid.
Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, seed or semen; as, the seminal fluid.
(a.)
Contained in seed; holding the relation of seed, source, or first principle; holding the first place in a series of developed results or consequents; germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal principles of generation; seminal virtue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutContained in seed; holding the relation of seed, source, or first principle; holding the first place in a series of developed results or consequents; germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal principles of generation; seminal virtue.
Adjective
1. pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen; "seminal fluid"
(pertainym) semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum
2. containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"
(synonym) germinal, originative
(similar) original
Seminal Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Semen is an organic fluid, also known as seminal fluid, that may contain spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads (sexual glands) and other sexual organs of male or hermaphroditic animals and can fertilize female ova. In humans, seminal fluid contains several components besides spermatozoa: proteolytic and other enzymes as well as fructose are elements of seminal fluid which promote the survival of spermatozoa and provide a medium through which they can move or "swim".
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