fertilisation
1. [ noun ] making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
Synonyms: fecundation dressing fertilization
Related terms: enrichment top_dressing fertilize
2. [ 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
Synonyms: fecundation impregnation fertilization
Related terms: creation superfecundation self-fertilization pollination superfetation cross-fertilization impregnate inseminate
Similar spelling:   fertilization
  fertiliser
  fertilised
  fertilizer
  fertilized
  fertility_rate
  fertilized_ovum