SEMEIOTICS; SEMIOTICS
Se`mei*ot"ics, or Se`mi*ot"ics, n.
Defn: Semeiology.
SEMELE
Sem"e*le, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Myth.)
Defn: A daughter of Cadmus, and by Zeus mother of Bacchus.
SEMEN Se"men, n.; pl. Semina. Etym: [L., from the root of serere, satum, to sow. See Sow to scatter seed.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The seed of plants.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: 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. Semen contra, or Semen cinæ or cynæ, 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.
SEMENIFEROUS
Sem`e*nif"er*ous, a. (Biol.)