procreant

[ proh-kree-uhnt ]

/ ˈproʊ kri ənt /

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adjective

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

pertaining to procreation.

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Origin of procreant

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

un·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
There was a time when the spring came on in a fulness, when the procreant impulse stirred awake.
A Woman of Genius|Mary Austin
The strongest and most procreant contact is that which takes place between two creative minds.
Auguste Rodin|Rainer Maria Rilke

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