ROE

noun the female of any species of deer.

2. roe ·noun a roebuck. ·see roebuck.

3. roe ·noun a mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

4. roe ·noun 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.