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fer·til·i·za·tion

/ˌfərdələˈzāSHən/

noun
- 1. the action or process of fertilizing an egg, female animal, or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.
- ▪ the action or process of applying a fertilizer to soil or land.
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Fertilisation
Union of gametes of opposite sexes during the process of sexual reproduction to form a zygote
Fertilisation or fertilization, also known as generative fertilisation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to give rise to a zygote and initiate its development into a new individual organism or offspring. While processes such as insemination or pollination, which happen before the fusion of gametes, are also sometimes informally referred to as fertilisation, these are technically ... Wikipedia
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