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Fec"u*lent (?), a. [L.
faeculentus, fr. faecula: cf. F.
féculent. See Fecula.] Foul with extraneous
or impure substances; abounding with sediment or excrementitious
matter; muddy; thick; turbid.

Both his hands most filthy
feculent.

Fec"und (?), a. [L. fecundus,
from the root of fetus: cf. F. fécond. see
Fetus.] Fruitful in children; prolific.
Graunt.

Fec"un*date (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Fecundated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Fecundating (?).] [L. fecundare, fr.
fecundus. See Fecund.] 1. To make
fruitful or prolific. W. Montagu.

2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or
prolific; to impregnate; as, in flowers the pollen fecundates
the ovum through the stigma.

Fec`un*da"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
fécondation.] (Biol.) The act by which,
either in animals or plants, material prepared by the generative
organs the female organism is brought in contact with matter from the
organs of the male, so that a new organism results; impregnation;
fertilization.


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