placentation

English

Etymology

placenta +‎ -ation

Noun

placentation (countable and uncountable, plural placentations)

  1. (biology) The local fusion of the embryonic stage of an animal to its parent for physiological exchange to promote the growth and development of the young; involves a placenta in non-egglaying mammals.
  2. (botany) The manner in which the seeds are attached to the placenta within the ovary locules.
    Parietal placentation occurs in the Brassicaceae family.
    Hyponyms: parietal placentation, axile placentation, free central placentation

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Noun

placentation f (plural placentations)

  1. placentation

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