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sperm

Pronunciation: (spûrm), [key]
—n.,
—pl. sperm, sperms for 2.
1. semen.
2. a male reproductive cell; spermatozoon.

Pronunciation: (spûrm), [key]
—n.
1. spermaceti.
2. See sperm whale.
3. See sperm oil.

var. of spermo- before a vowel: spermine.

a combining form with the meaning “one having seeds” of the kind specified by the initial element: gymnosperm.

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