FERTILISATION

fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing

(noun) making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fertilisation (countable and uncountable, plural fertilisations)

(chiefly, British spelling) alternative spelling of fertilization

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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