What is "roe"

Roe \Roe\, n. [OE. ro, AS. r[=a]h; akin to D. ree, G. reh, Icel. r[=a], SW. r[*a].] (Zo["o]l.)

1. A roebuck. See Roebuck.

2. The female of any species of deer.

Roe \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. ?arkar[=a] gravel.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

"fish eggs," mid-15c., probably from an unrecorded Old English *hrogn, from Proto-Germanic *khrugna (cognates: Old Norse hrogn, Danish rogn, Swedish rom, Flemish rog, Middle Low German and Middle Dutch roge, Old High German rogo, German Rogen "roe"), from PIE *krek- "frog spawn, fish eggs" (cognates: Lithuanian kurkle, Russian krjak "spawn of frogs"). Exact relations of the Germanic words are uncertain.

"small deer," Old English ra, from raha, from Proto-Germanic *raikhaz (cognates: Old Norse ra, Old Saxon reho, Middle Dutch and Dutch ree, Old High German reh, German Reh "roe"), of uncertain origin; perhaps from PIE root *rei- "streaked, spotted, striped in various colors."

Etymology 1 alt. 1 The eggs of fish. 2 The sperm of certain fish. 3 The ovary of certain crustaceans. n. 1 The eggs of fish. 2 The sperm of certain fish. 3 The ovary of certain crustaceans. Etymology 2

n. 1 A small, nimble Eurasian deer, ''Capreolus capreolus'', with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers. 2 A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

1. n. fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture [syn: hard roe]

2. eggs of female fish

3. the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster

4. the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish

Roe or hard roe, is the fully ripe egg masses of fish and certain marine invertebrates.

Roe or ROE may refer to:

Rø is a small community on the Danish island of Bornholm, 2 km from the north coast and 7 km west of Gudhjem. The Rønne–Allinge railway (1913–1953) brought prosperity to the village leaving the old station in the village. The Bornholm Art Museum is close to Rø as are the scenic Sanctuary Rocks.

Rø Church from 1888 is a rough copy of the now demolished Romanesque building from the 13th century.

With a top at 431.3 metres (1,036 ft) above sea level, the nearby Rø Transmission Tower reaches the highest elevation in Denmark.

Roe or hard roe is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses of fish and certain marine animals, such as shrimp, scallop and sea urchins. As a seafood, roe is used both as a cooked ingredient in many dishes and as a raw ingredient. The roe of marine animals, such as the roe of lumpsucker, hake and salmon, is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids. Roe from a sturgeon or sometimes other fishes is the raw base product from which caviar is made.

The term soft roe or white roe denotes fish milt.

Roe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alliott Verdon Roe (1877–1958), British aircraft manufacturer
• Anne Roe (1904-1991), American clinical psychologist and researcher
• Arthur Roe (1878-1942), American politician
• Brian Roe (1939–2014), English cricketer
• Charles Roe (1715–1781), English industrialist
• David Roe (born 1965), English snooker player
• Edward Payson Roe (1838–1888), American novelist
• Erica Roe Twickenham streaker (born 1957)
• Eugene Roe (1921–1998), medic of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
• Francis Asbury Roe (1823–1901), United States Navy admiral
• James M. Roe (born 1943), American astronomer
• Jerry D. Roe (born 1936), American academic
• John Septimus Roe (1797–1878), first Surveyor-General of Western Australia
• Kris Roe, member of The Ataris
• Marie Roe, married name of Marie Stopes
• Marion Roe (born 1936), United Kingdom politician
• Michael Roe (born 1954), American record producer
• Philip L. Roe, professor of aerospace engineering
• Reginald Heber Roe (1850–1926), 2nd headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, 1st vice chancellor of University of Queensland
• Robert A. Roe (born 1924), member of U.S. House of Representatives
• Sir Thomas Roe (or Row, c. 1581–1644), English diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods
• Tim Roe (born 1989), Australian cyclist
• Tommy Roe (born 1942), American pop music singer and songwriter
• William Gordon Roe, Bishop of Huntingdon