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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Roe

/rō/ · IPA /ˈɹoʊ/
01 n. A roebuck. See Roebuck.
  1. 1.
    A roebuck. See Roebuck.(Zool.) See: Roebuck
02 n. The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sper…
  1. 1.
    The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male.(Zool.)
  2. 2.
    A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.