(obstetrics) A medical clinic that assists couples, and sometimes individuals, who wish to become parents.

plural of fertility clinic

(historical) A crescent-shaped strip of fertile land stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey and down the Syrian and Israeli coasts.

Fertilization by the union of gametes of different plants (sometimes of different species). / (by extension) The mutual exchange of ideas or concepts from different fields for mutual benefit.

The fertilization of a plant by itself; self-pollination, autogamy.

To undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization.

(medicine) The fertilization of an egg by sperm outside of a woman's body; normally used as a treatment for infertility.

(of a plant) Capable of self-fertilization.

(biology) Fertilization involving the fusion of the male and female gametes outside the bodies of the reproducing individuals.

(biology) Fertilization achieved via copulation, primarily in mammals.