Fertility - Definition

n 1: the ratio of live births in an area to the population of
that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn:
birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate,
natality]
2: the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
[syn: fertility, fecundity] [ant: infertility,
sterility]
3: the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous
and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil";
"weeds lovely in their rankness" [syn: richness,
rankness, prolificacy, fertility]