Reproductive vs Proliferous - What's the difference?
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Of or relating to reproduction.
That reproduces.
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(botany) producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers
(zoology) reproducing by budding
As adjectives the difference between reproductive and proliferous
is that reproductive is of or relating to reproduction while proliferous is producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative.As a noun reproductive
is a reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect).reproductive
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(en adjective)Katrina G. Claw
Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, […]. Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.}}
