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Fecundation vs Fecundity - What's the difference?

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Fecundity is a related term of fecundation.



As nouns the difference between fecundation and fecundity

is that fecundation is the process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization while fecundity is ability to produce offspring.

fecundation

English

Noun

(-)
  • The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization
  • fecundity

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (qualifier)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Ability to produce offspring.
  • * 2006 , , “Neil Gaiman on Terry Pratchett” in: Good Omens , Corgi, p. 410
  • In the early days the reviewers compared him to the late Douglas Adams, but then Terry went on to write books as enthusiastically as Douglas avoided writing them, and now, if there is any comparison to be made of anything from the formal rules of a Pratchett novel to the sheer prolific fecundity of the man, it might be to P. G. Wodehouse.
  • Ability to cause growth.
  • Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
  • Rate of production of young by a female.
  • Synonyms

    * (ability to produce offspring) fertileness, fertility