[roe] n, pl roe or roes [ME ro, fr. OE ra; akin to OHG reh roe] (bef. 12c): doe
[2]roe n [ME roof, roughe, row; akin to ON hrogn roe and prob. to Lith kurkulai frog's eggs] (15c) 1: the eggs of a fish esp. when still enclosed in the ovarian membrane
2: the eggs or ovaries of an invertebrate (as the coral of a lobster)