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- Dictionaryfertilizer/ˈfəːtɪlʌɪzə/
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- 1. a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility: "sewage sludge could be a valuable fertilizer for use in British forests"
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FERTILIZE definition: 1. to spread a natural or chemical substance on land or plants, in order to make the plants grow…. Learn more.
a. : to apply a fertilizer to. fertilize land. b. : to cause the fertilization of. fertilizable. ˈfər-tə-ˌlī-zə-bəl. adjective. Examples of fertilize in a Sentence. A single sperm fertilizes an egg. Bees fertilize plants as they collect nectar from flowers. He fertilizes the lawn every year. The soil is so rich there is no need to fertilize.
to cause an egg or seed to start to develop into a new young animal or plant by joining it with a male cell: Bees fertilize the flowers by bringing pollen. Once an egg is fertilized by the sperm, it becomes an embryo. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Fertilize definition: to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete.. See examples of FERTILIZE used in a sentence.
When an egg from the ovary of a woman or female animal is fertilized, a sperm from the male joins with the egg, causing a baby or young animal to begin forming. A female plant is fertilized when its reproductive parts come into contact with pollen from the male plant.
1. a. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. b. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal, plant, or other organism). 2. to make fertile; enrich: to fertilize farmland. 3. to make productive. [1640–50]
verb. /ˈfɜːtəlaɪz/ /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪz/ ( British English also fertilise) Verb Forms. fertilize something to put pollen into a plant so that a seed develops; to join sperm with an egg so that a baby or young animal develops. Flowers are often fertilized by bees as they gather nectar. a fertilized egg. see also cross-fertilize Topics Biology c1.
FERTILIZE definition: 1. to cause an egg to start to develop into a young animal or baby by combining it with a male…. Learn more.
FERTILIZE meaning: 1 : to make (an egg) able to grow and develop; 2 : to make (a plant or flower) able to produce seeds.
verb. fertilized, fertilizes, fertilizing. To cause the fertilization of (an ovum, for example). American Heritage. Similar definitions. To make fertile; make fruitful or productive; enrich. Nitrates fertilize soil. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To spread fertilizer on. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
