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Definition of Reproductive
1. Adjective. Producing new life or offspring. "The reproductive or generative organs"
Similar to: Fruitful
Derivative terms: Generate, Procreate, Reproduce
Definition of Reproductive
1. a. Tending, or pertaining, to reproduction; employed in reproduction.
Definition of Reproductive
1. Adjective. of or relating to reproduction ¹
2. Adjective. that reproduces ¹
3. Noun. (biology) A reproductive organism (especially such an insect) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reproductive
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Reproductive
1. Relating to reproduction. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reproductive
Literary usage of Reproductive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"THE Reproductive ORGANS a. THE GENERAL FEATURES In insects the sexes are normally
distinct except in a single genus of wingless, very aberrant Diptera, ..."
2. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1911)
"The reproductive organs might be eliminated entirely and the power of the body
... The physiological importance of the reproductive organs lies not in their ..."
3. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1911)
"The reproductive organs might be eliminated entirely and the power of the body
... The physiological importance of the reproductive organs lies not in their ..."
4. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1911)
"The display of reproductive organs by steins. •— In the lower groups, stems seem
to be associated with the display of reproductive rather than synthetic ..."
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