fecundity
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From Latin fēcunditās (“‘fruitfulness, fertility’”) < fēcundus.
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fecundity (countable and uncountable; plural fecundities)
- the ability to produce offspring
- the ability to cause growth
- the number, rate, or capacity of offspring production
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- (ability to produce offspring) fertility
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ability to produce offspring
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ability to cause growth
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rate or capacity of offspring production
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[edit] External links
- fecundity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- fecundity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- fecundity at OneLook® Dictionary Search