Reproductive
[,riːprə'dʌktɪv] or [,riprə'dʌktɪv]
Definition
(a.) Tending, or pertaining, to reproduction; employed in reproduction.
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Examples
- It is an incidental result of differences in the reproductive systems of the parent-species. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Hence the reproductive system of this one variety must have been in some manner and in some degree modified. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Nor are servants, as a rule, reproductive. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In part, he shares the constitution and functions of plants and animals--nutritive, reproductive, motor or practical. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Many facts clearly show how eminently susceptible the reproductive system is to very slight changes in the surrounding conditions. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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