impregnación

Definitions of impregnación
  1. 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: fecundación
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    types:
    polinización
    transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
    autopolinización
    fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
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