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Noun Concept

Categories: Pollination, Reproduction, Fertility, Articles with short description

fertilization fertilisation fecundation impregnation syngamy

Creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant WordNet 3.0

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Creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Fertilisation or fertilization, also known as generative fertilisation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to give rise to a new individual organism or offspring and initiate its development. Wikipedia

Union of gametes of opposite sexes during the process of sexual reproduction to form a zygote Wikidata

The union of male and female cells (e.g. sperm and egg) to form a new individual. OmegaWiki

The fusion of two gametes, one male and one female, in fertilization. OmegaWiki

The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization. Wiktionary

The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; especially, the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants. Wiktionary

Act of fecundating. Wiktionary (translation)

The act of making pregnant; fertilization. Wiktionary

Act of making pregnant. Wiktionary (translation)

The fusion of two gametes to form a zygote. Wiktionary

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