Fertility
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fer·til·i·ty 
[fer-til-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
[fer-til-i-tee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the state or quality of being fertile. |
| 2. | Biology. the ability to produce offspring; power of reproduction: the amazing fertility of rabbits. |
| 3. | the birthrate of a population. |
| 4. | (of soil) the capacity to supply nutrients in proper amounts for plant growth when other factors are favorable. |
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| fer·til·i·ty
(fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
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| fertility | |
noun | |
| 1. | the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn: birthrate] |
| 2. | the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring [ant: infertility] |
| 3. | the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness" [syn: richness] |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
fertile
(fûr'tl) Pronunciation Key
fertility noun |
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fertility fer·til·i·ty (fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
The state of being fertile, especially the ability to produce young.
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: fer·til·i·ty
Pronunciation: (")f&r-'til-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the quality or state of being fertile
2 : the birthrate of a population —compare MORTALITY2b
Main Entry: fer·til·i·ty
Pronunciation: (")f&r-'til-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the quality or state of being fertile
2 : the birthrate of a population —compare MORTALITY2b
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Fertility
Fer*til"i*ty\, n. [L. fertilitas: cf. F. fertilit['e].] The state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness; fecundity; richness; abundance of resources; fertile invention; quickness; readiness; as, the fertility of soil, or of imagination. "fertility of resource." --E. Everett. And all her husbandry doth lie on heaps Corrupting in its own fertility. --Shak. Thy very weeds are beautiful; thy waste More rich than other climes' fertility. --Byron.
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