Definition of Placentary. Meaning of Placentary. Synonyms of Placentary

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Definition of Placentary

Placentary
Placentary Pla*cen"ta*ry, a. Having reference to the placenta; as, the placentary system of classification.

Meaning of Placentary from wikipedia

- seeds. Lindley wrote in the original description of the genus "The free placentary chords external to the carpels have suggested the name of the genus."...
- of the elephant (Elephas Indicus, Cuv.), with remarks on the value of placentary characters in the classification of the mammalia". Philosophical Transactions...
- roundish, nearly sessile, slightly bilobed; ovulary somewhat depressed; placentaries almost basal, each bearing two or three ovules. Mueller considered the...
- ribs that are well developed and containing vascular bundles and the placentary bundles of primary septum arch out peripherally. When described by Steven...