Sperm vs. Semen

Spermnoun

(countable) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.

Spermnoun

Semen; the generative substance of male animals.

Spermnoun

(chemistry) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.

Spermverb

To ejaculate.

Spermverb

To ejaculate on or into.

Spermnoun

The male fecundating fluid; semen. See Semen.

Spermnoun

Spermaceti.

Spermnoun

the male reproductive cell; the male gamete;

Sperm

Sperm is the male reproductive cell, or gamete, in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction (forms in which there is a larger, reproductive cell and a smaller, one). Animals produce motile sperm with a tail known as a flagellum, which are known as spermatozoa, while some red algae and fungi produce non-motile sperm cells, known as spermatia.

Semennoun

A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

Semennoun

The seed of plants.

Semennoun

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.

Semennoun

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

Semen

Semen, also known as seminal fluid, is an organic fluid created to contain spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads (sexual glands) and other sexual organs of male or hermaphroditic animals and can fertilize the female ovum.