noun
- the state or quality of being fertile.
- Biology. the ability to produce offspring; power of reproduction: the amazing fertility of rabbits.
- the birthrate of a population.
- (of soil) the capacity to supply nutrients in proper amounts for plant growth when other factors are favorable.
noun
- the ability to produce offspring, esp abundantly
- the state or quality of being fertile
early 15c., from Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitatem (nominative fertilitas) “fruitfulness, fertility,” from fertilis (see fertile).
n.
- The state of being fertile, especially the ability to produce young.
- Capable of producing offspring, seeds, or fruit.
- Capable of developing into a complete organism; fertilized.
- Capable of supporting plant life; favorable to the growth of crops and plants.