Syngamy vs. Fertilization

Syngamynoun

The fusion of two gametes to form a zygote.

Fertilizationnoun

The act or process of rendering fertile.

Fertilizationnoun

The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; especially, the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants

Fertilizationnoun

The act of applying fertilizer to soil.

Fertilizationnoun

The act or process of rendering fertile.

Fertilizationnoun

The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation.

Fertilizationnoun

creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

Fertilizationnoun

making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure