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Definition of: fertilization
(fŭr′təl·ə·zā′shən) noun
1. The act or process of fertilizing or rendering productive.
2. Biol. The fusion of two gametes or of the sperm or male cell with an egg, to form a new individual, the zygote.
3. Bot. Pollination.
4. The treatment of soils to increase their crop productivity.
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