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procreant

[proh-kree-uhnt]

pro·cre·ant

[proh-kree-uhnt]
adjective
1.
procreating or generating: a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause.
2.
pertaining to procreation.

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

un·pro·cre·ant, adjective
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Procreant is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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procreate (ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt)
 
vb
1.  to beget or engender (offspring)
2.  (tr) to bring into being
 
[C16: from Latin prōcreāre, from pro-1 + creāre to create]
 
'procreant
 
adj
 
'procreative
 
adj
 
procre'ation
 
n
 
'procreator
 
n

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