fecundation

/ˌfɛkənˈdeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The process of making something fertile or productive; fertilization.
    • Farmers study the fecundation of crops to improve harvests.
    • In biology class, we learned about the fecundation of plants by pollen.
    • The fecundation of the eggs occurs after the female lays them.
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