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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fertilization \Fer`ti*li*za"tion\, n.
     1. The act or process of rendering fertile.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fertilization \Fer`ti*li*za"tion\, n.
     1. The act or process of rendering fertile.
  
     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.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fertilization
     n.
     1 The act or process of rendering fertile.
     2 The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals,
  plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen
  renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or
  the joining of sperm and egg in animals.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  fertilization
     n.
     1 The act or process of rendering fertile.
     2 The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals,
  plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen
  renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or
  the joining of sperm and egg in animals.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  fertilization
     n.
     1 The act or process of rendering fertile.
     2 The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals,
  plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen
  renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or
  the joining of sperm and egg in animals.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  fertilization
     n.
     1 The act or process of rendering fertile.
     2 The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals,
  plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen
  renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or
  the joining of sperm and egg in animals.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fertilization
     Englanti n.
     hedelmöitys, fertilisaatio

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  fertilization /fˌɜːtɪlaɪzˈeɪʃən/
  bemesting, bemisting

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Fertilization /fˌɜːtɪlaɪzˈeɪʃən/
  الإخصاب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fertilization /fˌɜːtɪlaɪzˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. опрашване
  act of fecundating
  2. оплождане
  act of rendering fertile