( n. )
That stage of growth or development in an organism, in which the reproductive elements are generated and matured in preparation for propagating the species.
( n. )
That stage of growth or development in an organism, in which the reproductive elements are generated and matured in preparation for propagating the species.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012