fecund

The definition of fecund is someone capable of getting pregnant and giving birth, or is being capable of having large amounts of offspring.

(adjective)

A woman who can get pregnant is an example of someone who would be described as fecund.

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See fecund in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

fruitful or fertile; productive; prolific

Origin: ME fecound < OFr fecond < L fecundus, fertile: for IE base see fetus

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See fecund in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful.
  2. Marked by intellectual productivity. See Synonyms at fertile.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French fecond

Origin: , from Latin fēcundus; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots

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