Roe (?), n. [OE. ro, AS. rah; akin to D. ree, G. reh, Icel. ra, SW. r�x86;.] Zool. (a)
A roebuck. See Roebuck.
(b)
The female of any species of deer.
© Webster 1913.
Roe, n. [For roan, OE. rowne, akin to G. rogen, OHG. rogan, Icel. hrogn, Dan. rogn, ravn, Sw. rom; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. pebble, Skr. arkara gravel.]
1. Zool.
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.
© Webster 1913.