I.fruitfulness, fertility, fecundity (vegetable or animal).
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (class.): “natura parem legem fecunditatis dixit virentibus atque hominibus ceterisque animalibus,” Col. 3, 8, 1: “aquarum inductionibus terris fecunditatem damus,” Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 152: “terrarum,” id. ib. 2, 5, 13: “agrorum,” id. Div. 1, 42, 94: “mulieris,” id. Phil. 2, 24, 58: “fecunditatem importare,” Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 116: “adferre,” id. 28, 19, 77, § 248; “dare,” id. 16, 44, 95, § 251: “addere,” id. 37, 10, 66, § 178: “corrumpere,” id. 10, 59, 79, § 161; 29, 4, 27, § 85.—
B. Fēcundĭtas , personified as a deity, Tac. A. 15, 23.—
II. Transf., plenty, abundance (post-Aug.): “Gallorum tantae fecunditatis juventus fuit, ut, etc.,” Just. 25, 2: “voluminum (Varronis),” Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 11.—
III. Trop. (rare but class.): “volo se efferat in adolescente fecunditas,” luxuriance of style, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88: magna animi, Plin. H. N. praef. § 5.
