fertilization : Idioms & Phrases

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Close fertilization

  • . (Bot.) See Fertilization.
  • (Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by pollen derived from the stamens of the same blossom.
Webster 1913

Cross fertilization

  • the fertilization of the female products of one physiological individual by the male products of another, as the fertilization of the ovules of one plant by pollen from another. See Fertilization.
Webster 1913

cross-fertilization

  • noun fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
    cross-fertilisation.
  • noun interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial
    cross-fertilisation.
    • the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts
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fertilization age

  • noun the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization
    gestational age; fetal age.
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fertilization membrane

  • noun the membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon
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Illegitimate fertilization, ∨ Illegitimate union

  • (Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.
Webster 1913

self-fertilization

  • noun fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
    self-fertilisation.
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Self`-fer`ti*li*za"tion noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower and without outer aid; autogamy.
Webster 1913