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    progenitive
    /prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. having the power to produce offspring. formal

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › progenitiveProgenitive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Progenitive is an adjective that means tending to or able to reproduce itself. It comes from the Latin word progenit, meaning offspring or origin. Learn more about its etymology, usage, and related words.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROGENITIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Progenitive means capable of bearing offspring or reproductive. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see its origin and synonyms.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › progenitivePROGENITIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Progenitive definition: capable of having offspring; reproductive.. See examples of PROGENITIVE used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › progenitiveProgenitive - definition of progenitive by The Free Dictionary

    Progenitive means capable of bearing offspring or reproductive. Find the pronunciation, translation and examples of progenitive and its related words in this online dictionary.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurusPROGENITIVE - 25 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    Progenitive is an adjective that means producing offspring or descendants. Find 25 synonyms and antonyms of progenitive, such as prolific, fecund, barren, and unfruitful.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROGENY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the young or offspring of a person, animal, or plant: His numerous progeny are scattered all over the country. Synonyms. issue. offspring. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal reproduction. androgen. anti-oestrogen. asexuality. asexually. barrenness. calve. fertile. gamete. impregnate. out-reproduce. ovulate. panmictic. panmixia.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › progenitive_adjprogenitive, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for progenitive is from 1769, in the writing of W. Jackson. progenitive is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōgenit- , prōgignere , ‑ive suffix .