fecundation

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Lack of sunshine prevented proper fecundation, resulting in a crop that is little more than half the size of 1977's.

From Time Magazine Archive

I then prepared to observe the hives every moment that the fineness of the weather would invite both males and females to go abroad, for the purpose of   fecundation.

From New observations on the natural history of bees by Huber, François

After fecundation the ovum is pushed on into the uterus in from five to seven days, where it fastens to the wall and develops.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

Formation of the Decidua.—After fecundation, the egg becomes attached to the mucous membrane of the cavity of the womb.

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

If M. Œrsted’s opinion is confirmed, naturally the whole of the cap will be the product of fecundation.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)