fecundation

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Fecundation of the ovum rarely occurs in the uterus, but ordinarily in the Fallopian tube, according to the general opinion of physiologists.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

Fecundation of eggs of the queen bees, 34-36.

From Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual by Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine)

Fecundation probably takes place most often at the entrance to the tube or in its canal; sometimes possibly in the womb.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste

Fecundation in Flowers.—The great naturalist, Linnæus, was the first to explain the reproductive process in plants.

From Plain Facts for Old and Young by Kellogg, John Harvey

But the horrible mysteries of "The Sanguine Sacrifice of Fecundation" had turned his mind and heart from the service of the Mother of Gods.

From Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity by Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich)