procreant

[ proh-kree-uhnt ]

adjective

1. procreating or generating:

   a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause.

2. pertaining to procreation.

Other Words From

• un·procre·ant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of procreant¹

1580–90; < Latin prōcreant- (stem of prōcreāns ), present participle of prōcreāre to breed. See procreate, -ant

Example Sentences

The male incubates and rears the young; and the procreant habits seem altogether like those of Rhea americana.

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Seed time and harvest, as old as the procreant earth and as new as the latest sunrise, are his to conjure.

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There was a time when the spring came on in a fulness, when the procreant impulse stirred awake.

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The strongest and most procreant contact is that which takes place between two creative minds.

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These squadrons use the carcase as a procreant cradle, and thus ensure the nourishment of the larvæ so soon as they are hatched.

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Related Words

• abundant
• arable
• fruitful
• lush
• productive
• rich