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繁殖體

简繁殖体 · 繁繁殖體

Mandarin · pinyin fán zhí tǐ

(biology) propagule

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繁: fán · complicated, complex, difficult
殖: zhí · breed, spawn; increase; prosper
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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2–2–3 · fan2 zhi2 ti3

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