Sperm
Pronunciation : Sperm
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. sperme, L. sperma, Gr. Spore.] (Physiol.)
Definition : Defn: The male fecundating fluid; semen. See Semen. Sperm cell (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the spermatozoids are developed. -- Sperm morula. (Biol.) Same as Spermosphere.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sperm
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Contr. fr. spermaceti.]
Definition : Defn: Spermaceti. Sperm oil, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale. -- Sperm whale. (Zo?l.) See in the Vocabulary.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913