fécondation

Definitions of fécondation
  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
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    pollinisation
    transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
    pollinisation croisée
    fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
    autofécondation, autogamie
    fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
    autofécondation, autogamie
    self-fertilization in plants
    pollinisation croisée
    fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
    autofécondation, autogamie
    fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
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    création
    the event that occurred at the beginning of something
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