"generative" in the adjective sense
1. generative, productive
having the ability to produce or originate
"generative power"
"generative forces"
2. generative, procreative, reproductive
producing new life or offspring
"the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"
"the reproductive or generative organs"
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