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Fertilisation

British pronunciation/fˌɜːtɪla‍ɪzˈe‍ɪʃən/
American pronunciation/fˌɜːɾɪləzˈeɪʃən/
Fertilisation
[NOUN]
1

creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

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2

making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

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Examples
1double fertilisation is an important event in angiosperms.
2Zygote formation in plants marks the completion of Fertilisation.
3Does this lead to fertilisation directly?
4Fertilisation is simply the process of fusion of male and female gametes to give rise to a new embryo.
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