Fertilize
121pollenate — verb fertilize by transfering pollen • Syn: ↑pollinate, ↑cross pollinate • Derivationally related forms: ↑cross pollination (for: ↑cross pollinate), ↑pollenation, ↑pollen …
122side-dress — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb : to place plant nutrients on or in the soil near the roots of a growing crop usually beside each row and often by means of a cultivator having a fertilizer distributing attachment transitive verb : to place plant… …
123fer|ti|lize — «FUR tuh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. 1. a) to make fertile; make able to produce much: »A crop of alfalfa fertilizes the soil by adding nitrates to it. b) to make (a thing) start to grow; enrich: »Figurative. Our knowledge of the large …
124in|sem´i|na´tion — in|sem|i|nate «ihn SEHM uh nayt», transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. 1. to inject semen into; fertilize; impregnate. 2. to sow (seeds); implant …
125in|sem|i|nate — «ihn SEHM uh nayt», transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. 1. to inject semen into; fertilize; impregnate. 2. to sow (seeds); implant …
126Animal flower — Flower Flow er (flou [ e]r), n. [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. {Blossom}, {Effloresce}, {Floret}, {Florid}, {Florin}, {Flour}, {Flourish}.] 1. In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy …
127Batten — Bat ten (b[a^]t t n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battened} (b[a^]t t nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battening}.] [See {Batful}.] 1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. Battening our flocks. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.… …
128Battened — Batten Bat ten (b[a^]t t n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battened} (b[a^]t t nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battening}.] [See {Batful}.] 1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. Battening our flocks. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To fertilize or enrich, as… …
