v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fecundated p. pr. & vb. n. Fecundating ] [ L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See Fecund. ] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as, in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the stigma. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. fecunditas: cf. F. fécondité. See Fecund. ] 1. The quality or power of producing fruit; fruitfulness; especially (Biol.), the quality in female organisms of reproducing rapidly and in great numbers. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The power of germinating; as in seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The power of bringing forth in abundance; fertility; richness of invention; as, the fecundity of God's creative power. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ L. fecunditas: cf. F. fécondité. See Fecund. ] 1. The quality or power of producing fruit; fruitfulness; especially (Biol.), the quality in female organisms of reproducing rapidly and in great numbers. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The power of germinating; as in seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The power of bringing forth in abundance; fertility; richness of invention; as, the fecundity of God's creative power. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]