adj
procreative
Procreative (adj) means Able to produce offspring.
adj
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Able to produce offspring.
"The tortoise, with its characteristic protrusion of the head and neck, was a symbol sacred to Venus. It represented the procreative principle."
— Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs (1961)
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Etymology
Comes from Latin prōcreātīvus. Looked at simply by its parts, it appears to be procreate plus -ive.
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What is the meaning of procreative?
"procreative" (adj) means able to produce offspring.
What is another word for procreative?
Other words for "procreative" include reproductive, progenitive, generative.
