Roe
Roe , noun
[Old English ro, Anglo-Saxon rāh; akin to Dutch ree, German reh, Icelandic rā, SW. rå.]
(a)
(Zoology) A roebuck. See Roebuck.
(b)
(Zoology) The female of any species of deer.
Roe , noun
[For roan, Old English rowne, akin to German rogen, Old High German rogan, Icelandic hrogn, Danish rogn, ravn, Swedish rom; of uncertain origin; compare Greek {not transcribed} pebble, Sanskrit {not transcribed}arkarā gravel.]
1.
(Zoology) 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.
2.
A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.