Index of English words, starting with "ro"

(1) - Roe (n.) A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.
(2) - Roe (n.) 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.
(3) - Roe (n.) The female of any species of deer.
(4) - Roe (n.) A roebuck. See Roebuck.

(1) - Roebuck (n.) A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capraea) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high grounds.