fecund
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9.1
- adjective
- /ˈfɛkənd/
:
fecundo
- PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): The Pacific oyster is a highly fecund species that could outcompete the native Eastern oyster in the Chesapeake Bay.
- highly fecund
- fecund species
Examples
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Our life has been blissful and fecund, and she has made our home the center of society's admiration.
Fiction book (2001) -
After the heavy rains, the land became fecund, ready for planting with rich, dark soil.
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Reduces the number of children that women have during their total fecund years.
Blog text (27) -
But you may be right about the more fecund peoples.
Blog text (31) -
But Manila, fecund and resilient like its people, had recovered, and Japanese businesses had led the way.
Fiction book (2000) -
Males with brighter badges were more fecund.
Academic text (2010) -
You, fertile and fecund vineyard, are planted by God.
Academic text (2002) -
Depending on the vagaries of the environment, some females in highly fecund species may be wildly successful, whereas others, by chance, may fail to leave any offspring.
Academic text (2009) -
The garden was incredibly fecund, yielding a vast array of fruits and vegetables each season.
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Her ideas were abundant and fecund, leading to innovative solutions that impressed everyone.
Synonyms
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2.8
A living thing that can have many young or seeds
Antonyms
How Fertile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fecund comes from the Latin fecundus, which meant 'fruitful' or 'full of life', so imagine a field or tree heavy with fruit. So fecund describes land, animals, or people that can produce many young, seeds, or crops.