Fecundation

fe·cun·date  (fkn-dt, fkn-)

tr.v. fe·cun·dat·ed, fe·cun·dat·ing, fe·cun·dates

1. To make fecund or fruitful.

2. To impregnate; fertilize.

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[Latin fcundre, fcundt-, from fcundus, fruitful; see fecund.]

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fecun·dation n.

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fecund, fecundation - Fecund is another word for "fertile, fruitful, productive"; fecundation is another word for "fertilization, impregnation."

See also related terms for productive.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fecundation - creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation conception, creation - the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" pollenation, pollination - transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization - fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species self-fertilisation, self-fertilization - fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual superfecundation - fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males) superfetation - fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; "superfetation is normal in some animal species"
	2.	fecundation - making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure fertilisation, fertilization, dressing enrichment - act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding top dressing - a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in