Sperm

Sperm , noun

[French sperme, Latin sperma, Greek {not transcribed}, {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed} to sow. Compare Spore.]

(Physiology) The male fecundating fluid; semen. See Semen.

Collocations (2)

Sperm cell (Physiology) , one of the cells from which the spermatozoids are developed.

Sperm morula (Biology) , Same as Spermosphere.

Sperm , noun

[Contr. from spermaceti.]

Spermaceti.

Collocations (2)

Sperm oil , a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale.

Sperm whale (Zoology) , See in the Vocabulary.