- fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation - creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
--1 is a kind of creation, conception
--1 has particulars:pollination, pollenation; cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation; self-fertilization, self-fertilisation; superfecundation; superfetation Derived form: verb fecundate2 - fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing - making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
--2 is a kind of enrichment
--2 has particulars: top dressingDerived form: verb fecundate1