Fecund
Fruitful, abundantly fertile. Just as a writer is prolific, a woman may be fecund, able to reproduce plentifully. Etymology:"Fecund" comes (minus the final "us") from the Latin "fecundus" meaning fruitful. "Fecund" emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing offspring (or fruit).
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SYN:
fertile (1). [L. fecundus, fruitful]
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fe·cund 'fek-ənd, 'fēk- adj
1) characterized by having produced many offspring
2) capable of producing: not sterile or barren
fe·cun·di·ty fi-'kən-dət-ē, fe- n,
pl -ties
Medical dictionary.
2011.