fertilization

fertilization

n.

1. The enrichment of land

   manuring, dressing, preparation, covering, liming, mulching, spreading, enrichment, soil amendment.

2. Impregnation of the ovum

   insemination, impregnation, pollination, implantation, breeding, fecundation, propagation, generation, procreation, conjugation, begetting, artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, IVF.