D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

fertilized

· IPA /fˈɜrtəlˌaɪzd/
01 adj. united with a male gamete to begin the development of an individual embryo; -- of female gametes.
  1. 1.
    united with a male gamete to begin the development of an individual embryo; -- of female gametes.
  2. 2.
    made more suitable for growth of crops by addition of fertilizer{2}; -- of soil.
Syn. impregnated, inseminated. — Syn. -- enriched.