Part of speech: Noun
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
Part of speech: Noun
creation by the physical union of male and female gametes
Example: of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
Fertilization, Dressing, Fertilisation, Impregnation, Fecundation
fecund – A related word in the same word family.
ation – A related word in the same word family.
Shakespeare alone introduced over 1,700 new words to English—many we still use today!