procreant

[ proh-kree-uh nt ]

/ ˈproʊ kri ənt /

procreating or generating: a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause.

pertaining to procreation.

Nearby words

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

Related formsun·pro·cre·ant, adjective

The male incubates and rears the young; and the procreant habits seem altogether like those of Rhea americana.
Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2)|P. L. Sclater
Seed time and harvest, as old as the procreant earth and as new as the latest sunrise, are his to conjure.
The Apple-Tree|L. H. Bailey
These squadrons use the carcase as a procreant cradle, and thus ensure the nourishment of the larvæ so soon as they are hatched.
The Dwelling House|George Vivian Poore
The strongest and most procreant contact is that which takes place between two creative minds.
Auguste Rodin|Rainer Maria Rilke

But this "procreant cradle" of a bird in the arms of the fanged desert growth softens its aspect a little.
The Last Harvest|John Burroughs