fertilization Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
impregnation; fecundation; fertilisation.
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noun making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
dressing; fecundation; fertilisation.
WordNet
Fer`ti*li*za"tion noun
Definitions
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The act or process of rendering fertile. -
(Biol.) The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation.
