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Noun: fecundation  ,fe-kun'dey-sun or ,fee-kun'dey-shun
  1. Creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
    "Fecundation in plants often requires pollinators";
    - fertilization, fertilisation [Brit], impregnation
     
  2. Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
    "The fecundation of the soil with organic matter improved its structure";
    - fertilization, fertilisation [Brit], dressing

Derived forms: fecundations

Type of: conception, creation, enrichment

Encyclopedia: Fecundation