2 definitions
for Fertilization
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Fertilization \Fer`ti*li*za"tion\, n.
1. The act or process of rendering fertile.
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2. (Biol.) The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or
vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the
pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process
in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation.
[1913 Webster]
Close fertilization (Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by
pollen derived from the stamens of the same blossom.
Cross fertilization, fertilization by pollen from some
other blossom. See under Cross, a.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
fertilization
n 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 [syn: fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation]
2: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: fertilisation,
fecundation, dressing]
