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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReproductive organ
/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.tɪv ˈɔːr.ɡən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any part of an organism that is involved in sexual reproduction.
"Flowers contain the reproductive organs of angiosperm plants." - 2
An anatomical structure in animals or humans specialized for producing gametes and facilitating fertilization.
"Medical examinations often assess the health of both internal and external reproductive organs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'reproductive', derived from the Latin 'reproductus' (past participle of 'reproducere', meaning to produce again), and 'organ', from the Latin 'organum' and Greek 'organon', meaning an instrument or tool. Together, the compound emerged in modern scientific and anatomical discourse during the 18th and 19th centuries to denote biological structures dedicated to generation and species continuation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reproductive organ" is said worldwide
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organe reproducteur
Transliteration: ɔʁ.ɡan ʁə.pʁɔ.duk.tœʁ
"La fleur est l'organe reproducteur de la plante."
Fortpflanzungsorgan
Transliteration: ˈfɔʁtˌpflant͡sʊŋsʔɔʁˌɡaːn
"Das Fortpflanzungsorgan ist für die Vermehrung essenziell."
organo riproduttivo
Transliteration: ˈɔr.ɡa.no ri.pro.dutˈti.vo
"Ogni specie ha un particolare organo riproduttivo."
órgano reproductor
Transliteration: ˈoɾ.ɣa.no re.pɾoˈðuk.toɾ
"El óvulo se produce en el órgano reproductor femenino."
órgão reprodutor
Transliteration: ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃w̃ ʁe.pɾo.duˈtoɾ
"O estudo do órgão reprodutor é fundamental na biologia."
प्रजनन अंग
Transliteration: prajanan aṅg
"फूल पौधों का मुख्य प्रजनन अंग होता है।"
生殖器官
Transliteration: shēngzhí qìguān
"花是植物的生殖器官。"
생식기
Transliteration: saengsikgi
"꽃은 식물의 생식기 역할을 합니다."
生殖器
Transliteration: seishokuki
"花は植物の生殖器です。"
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