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.
- synonyms: fertilization, fecundation, impregnation
- Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure.
- synonyms: fertilization, fecundation, dressing
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