Fertilization

[,fɜːtɪlaɪ'zeɪʃ(ə)n] or [,fɝtlə'zeʃən]

解释:

(noun.) making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure.

(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.

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解释:

(n.) The act or process of rendering fertile.

(n.) The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation.

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