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fecund

fe·cund [ fkənd, fékənd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. fertile: capable of producing much vegetation or many offspring

2. highly imaginative: able to produce many different and original ideas
a fecund liar

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin fecundus]
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