Procreative

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the power to beget; generative.

    "The tortoise, with its characteristic protrusion of the head and neck, was a symbol sacred to Venus. It represented the procreative principle."

Adjective
  1. 1
    producing new life or offspring wordnet

Synonyms

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reproductiveabecedarianaboriginalamorousantenatalautochthonous

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"The tortoise, with its characteristic protrusion of the head and neck, was a symbol sacred to Venus. It represented the procreative principle."

Etymology

From Latin prōcreātīvus. By surface analysis, procreate + -ive.

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