PROCREATIVENESS
Pro"cre*a`tive*ness, n.
Defn: The power of generating.
PROCREATOR
Pro"cre*a`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who begets; a father or sire; a generator.
PROCRIS
Pro"cris n. Etym: [L., the wife of Cephalus, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of small moths of the genus Procris. The larvæ of some species injure the grapevine by feeding in groups upon the leaves.
PROCRUSTEAN
Pro*crus"te*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes.
PROCRUSTEANIZE Pro*crus"te*an*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Procrusteanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Procrusteanizing.]
Defn: To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.