to produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.-to bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.-to deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.-to issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously.-the ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.-any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.-the buds or branches produced from underground stems.-the white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi.