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Noun: fecundation
  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
    - fertilization, fertilisation [Brit], impregnation
     
  2. Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
    - fertilization, fertilisation [Brit], dressing

Derived forms: fecundations

See also: fecundate

Type of: conception, creation, enrichment

Encyclopedia: Fecundation