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The Word of the Day for March 20 is:

fecund   \FEH-kund\   adjective
     1 : fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific 
    *2 : intellectually productive or inventive to a marked 
degree 

Example sentence:
     The phonograph and the electric light were but two of the 
fruits of Thomas Edison's fecund mind.

Did you know? 
     "Fecund" and its synonyms "fruitful" and "fertile" all mean 
producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit -- 
literally or figuratively. "Fecund" applies to things that yield 
offspring, fruit, or results in abundance or with rapidity ("a 
fecund herd"; "a fecund imagination"). "Fruitful" emphasizes 
abundance, too, and often adds the implication that the results 
attained are desirable or useful ("fruitful plains"; "a fruitful 
discussion"). "Fertile" implies the power to reproduce ("a 
fertile woman") or the power to assist in reproduction, growth, 
or development ("fertile soil"; "a fertile climate for artists").

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.