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   Roe

   /rō/

   

   noun

   • 1. the mass of eggs contained in the ovaries of a female fish or shellfish, typically including the ovaries themselves, especially when ripe and used as food: "lumpfish roe is most like caviar"
   • ▪ the ripe testes of a male fish, especially when used as food.

   Word Origin late Middle English: related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch roge.

   Derivatives

   • 1. roed adjective

   Scrabble Points: 3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • E

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