fertilisation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
Types & categories
- creation hypernym
- pollination hyponym
- cross-fertilization hyponym
- self-fertilization hyponym
- superfecundation hyponym
- superfetation hyponym
Related & opposite
- inseminate derivation
- knock up derivation
- impregnate derivation
Sense 2 noun
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
Types & categories
- enrichment hypernym
- top dressing hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inseminate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | knock up |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | impregnate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | creation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pollination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross-fertilization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-fertilization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | superfecundation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | superfetation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fertilize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fecundate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | enrichment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | top dressing |