seminific

adjective

sem·​i·​nif·​ic

¦semə¦nifik

variants or less commonly seminifical

-fə̇kəl

: forming or producing seed or semen

Word History

Etymology

Latin semin-, semen + English -i- + -fic or -fical (from -fic + -al)

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