FECUND

fecund

(adjective) capable of producing offspring or vegetation

fecund, fertile, prolific

(adjective) intellectually productive; “a prolific writer”; “a fecund imagination”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

fecund (comparative more fecund, superlative most fecund)

(formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.

(figuratively) Leading to new ideas or innovation.

Synonyms

• (highly fertile): fertile

• (leading to new ideas or innovation): fertile, productive, prolific

Source: Wiktionary


Fec"und, a. Etym: [L. fecundus, from the root of fetus: cf. F. fécond. see Fetus.]

Definition: Fruitful in children; prolific. Graunt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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