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fertilisation

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: fertilisation

1
 n
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
2
 n
creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: fertilisation
1

n making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

Synonyms:
dressing, fecundation, fertilization
Types:
top dressing
a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in
Type of:
enrichment
act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding
2

n 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:
fecundation, fertilization, impregnation
Types:
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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
allogamy
cross-fertilization in plants
autogamy
self-fertilization in plants
cross-pollination
fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
self-pollination
fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
Type of:
conception, creation
the event that occurred at the beginning of something
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