progenitive

[ proh-jen-i-tiv ]

adjective

1. capable of having offspring; reproductive.

progenitive

/ prəʊˈdʒɛnɪtɪv /

adjective

1. capable of bearing offspring

Derived Forms

• proˈgenitiveness, noun

Other Words From

• pro·geni·tive·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of progenitive¹

First recorded in 1830–40; progenit(or) + -ive