generative

adj.

1. Having the ability to originate, produce, or procreate.
2. Of or relating to the production of offspring.

generatively gen'er·a·tive·ly adv.
generativeness gen'er·a·tive·ness n.

(jĕn'ər-ə-tĭv, -ə-rā'-)
adj.

1. Having the ability to originate, produce, or procreate.
2. Of or relating to the production of offspring.

Pertaining to reproduction.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having the ability to produce or originate
  Synonym: productive
  Antonym: consumptive (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: producing new life or offspring
  Synonyms: procreative, reproductive

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som frembringer, som udvikler, som fremkalder, generativ

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende de voortplanting, voortbrengend

Français (French)
adj. - (Ling) génératif, (Bot) générateur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - generativ, Zeugungs-, Fortpflanzungs-, fruchtbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γεννητικός, γενεσιουργός

Italiano (Italian)
generativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - produtivo

Русский (Russian)
порождающий, производящий, производительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - generativo, genitivo, fecundo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fortplantnings-, skapande, generativ (språkv.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生殖的, 有生殖力的, 生产的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 生殖的, 有生殖力的, 生產的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 생식의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 生殖する, 生殖力のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) توليدي, منتج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוליד, יוצר, בונה‬

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