reproductive organ

collocation in English

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reproductive
adjective
uk
/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/
us
/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.t̬ɪv/
relating to the process ...
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organ
noun
uk
/ˈɔː.ɡən/
us
/ˈɔːr.ɡən/
a part of the body of an animal or plant that performs a ...
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(Definition ofreproductiveandorganfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Figure 4a and d show thereproductiveorganopening and the eighth abdominal segment of typical male and female pupae.
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To attach an egg, the adult female secretes a glue from herreproductiveorgan.
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The stamen is the malereproductiveorganof a flower where it usually has a filament and, at least, an anther.
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The left 5th appendage of males is modified to form a hectocotylus arm which is used to transfer spermatophores into the femalereproductiveorgan.
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Their descendants in the modern angiosperms also are expressed only in the stamens, the malereproductiveorgan.
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It looks like a combination between a crab and a spider, with thereproductiveorganon its two legs.
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The term pine cone for thereproductiveorganof conifer trees was first recorded in 1694.
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The apotheciumreproductiveorganbeing unique to fungi but absent in other photosynthetic organisms.
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The stamens are the malereproductiveorganof an angiospermous flowering plant.
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Pollen is produced by the stamen, the malereproductiveorganof the flower.
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This is an example of how apoptosis is used in the formation of areproductiveorgan, the mature fruiting body.
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Within plants, condensed tannins are concentrated in cell vacuoles12 and usually occur in higher concentrations in leaves and reproductive organs than in stems and roots14.
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In the ferns, this evidence can be enhanced by additional data from reproductive organs.
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The pollen is delivered by the opening of anthers for subsequent pollination, that is, for the transfer of pollen grains to the pistil, the femalereproductiveorgan.
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The competition between male and female reproductive organs is probably better understood.
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