Semina

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 cinae} or {Semen cynae}, 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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