fertilizable

Definition of Fertilizable in English :

1. fertilizable

capable of being fertilized

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fertilizable

verb (transitive)

1.

to provide (an animal, plant, or egg cell) with sperm or pollen to bring about fertilization

2.

to supply (soil or water) with mineral and organic nutrients to aid the growth of plants

3.

to make fertile or productive

verb transitiveWord forms: ferˈtilˌized or ferˈtilˌizing

1.

to make fertile; make fruitful or productive; enrich

nitrates fertilize soil

2.

to spread fertilizer on

3. Biology

to make (the female reproductive cell or female individual) fruitful by pollinating, or impregnating, with the male gamete

v. fer·til·ized, fer·til·iz·ing, fer·til·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To cause the fertilization of (an ovum, for example).

2. To make (soil, for example) fertile: Compost fertilizes the soil.

3. To spread fertilizer on: used a mechanical spreader to fertilize the lawn.

v.intr.

To spread fertilizer.