fertilize

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To reproduce naturally, male and female trees need to be close to each other, with the fertilised seeds taking root in damp ground such as wetlands.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

He keeps hens in his hostel room and dreams up improbable schemes to transform India - including planting trees along railway tracks, fertilised by waste from passing trains.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

These were fertilised with sperm and some progressed onto the early stages of embryos development.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

To keep the soil productive the fields are rested over the summer, and fertilised with cow manure.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë