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féconder

to fertilise

verb feh-kon-DEH Rare
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Also means

to pollinate

Usage Note

Féconder covers both the fertilisation of an egg (féconder un ovule) and the cross-pollination of plants by insects or wind. The adjective fécond (m) / féconde (f) means fertile or prolific and is used metaphorically of a productive mind or period. The noun fécondation corresponds to fertilisation, including fécondation in vitro (IVF).

Examples

"Les abeilles fécondent les fleurs en butinant."

Natural Translation

Bees pollinate flowers while gathering nectar.

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