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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

    The meaning of PROGENITIVE is tending to or able to reproduce itself : reproductive.

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

    adjective. capable of bearing offspring. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. progenitiveness (proˈgenitiveness) noun. Word Frequency. progenitive in American English. (proʊˈdʒɛnətɪv ; prəˈdʒɛnətɪv ) adjective. capable of begetting offspring; reproductive.

  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. ( prəʊˈdʒɛnɪtɪv) adj. capable of bearing offspring. proˈgenitiveness n. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

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

    progenitive. in English. progenitive. adjective. These are words and phrases related to progenitive. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page.

  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 .