roe — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Eggs of fish.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

   It was quite flavourless, except that, where its innards had been imperfectly removed, silver traces of roe gave it an unpleasant bitterness.

   Today, some seafood experts say, the cheaper (though mushier) roe feeds 60 percent of the market.

2. Sperm of certain fish.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

3. Ovaries of certain crustaceans.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

Noun

1. A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

Noun

1. fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

   Synonyms

   hard roe

   Broader terms

   seafood

2. eggs of female fish

   Broader terms

   egg

3. the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster

   Broader terms

   spawn

4. the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish

   Broader terms

   egg