fecundation

Noun

Meaning

The act by which, either in animals or plants, material prepared by the generative organs the female organism is brought in contact with matter from the organs of the male, so that a new organism results; impregnation; fertilization.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dressing fertilization impregnation fertilisation evolution binding reproduction conception propagation conjugation gestation enrichment maturation implantation childbearing
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Antonyms

childlessness aborticide

Hypernyms

creation conception enrichment

Hyponyms

pollination self-fertilization cross-fertilization cross-fertilisation superfetation superfecundation

Close letter words and terms

fecund fecundability fecundate fecundative fecundatory fecundicity