adj 1  :  capable of growing or developing < egg>   2  :  developing spores or spore-bearing organs  3 a  :  capable of breeding or reproducing  b  of an estrous cycle  :  marked by the production of one or more viable eggs .
 
 chiefly Brit   
 
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