Fertilisation (Noun)
Meaning 1
Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 2
Creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- Fertilisation occurs when a sperm penetrates the outer layer of the egg and fuses with it.
- The process of fertilisation in plants involves the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
- In vitro fertilisation is a technique used to help people conceive a child when they are having trouble getting pregnant naturally.
- The fertilisation of an egg by a sperm results in the formation of a zygote, which is the first stage in the development of a new individual.
- External fertilisation occurs in many aquatic animals, such as fish and frogs, where the sperm and eggs are released into the water and fertilisation takes place outside the body.