fertilization
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act or process of rendering fertile.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
Synonyms
applying fertilizer
soil fertilization
pollinization
top dressing
pollinisation
soil fertilisation
Translations
fécondation
fecundación
fecondazione
Befruchtung
fertilização
fecundació
γονιμοποίηση
bevruchting
تلقيحFrequency
Etymology
From French fertilisation; equivalent to fertilize + -ation.
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