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
fertilization (countable and uncountable, plural fertilizations)
The act or process of rendering fertile.
The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; especially, the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants
The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
• conception
• fecundation
• syngamy
• impregnation
Source: Wiktionary
Fer`ti*li*za"tion, n.
1. The act or process of rendering fertile.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: 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. Close fertilization (Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by pollen derived from the stamens of the same blossom.
– Cross fertilization, fertilization by pollen from some other blossom. See under Cross, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
