inseminate

1 place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" [syn: sow, sow in]

2 introduce semen into (a female) [syn: fecundate, fertilize, fertilise]

English

Etymology

inseminatus, past participle of inseminare to sow. See seminate.

Verb

1. To sow; to impregnate.

Insemination is the introduction of sperm into the female uterus of a mammal or the oviduct of an oviparous (egg-laying animal) during copulation with another animal.

Artificial insemination is when it is done by some means other than copulation.

See also

• Assisted reproductive technology

External links

• Photos of Honeybee´s insemination

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