Definition of placentation. Meaning of placentation. Synonyms of placentation

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Definition of placentation

Placentation
Placentation Plac`en*ta"tion, n. 1. (Anat.) The mode of formation of the placenta in different animals; as, the placentation of mammals. 2. (Bot.) The mode in which the placenta is arranged or composed; as, axile placentation; parietal placentation.

Meaning of placentation from wikipedia

- Placentation refers to the formation, type and structure, or arrangement of the placenta. The function of placentation is to transfer nutrients, respiratory...
- born on a line of placentation at the inner angle of each locule, this is axile placentation. An ovary with free central placentation, on the other hand...
- patterns of ovule attachment, or placentation, can be found among plant species, these include: Apical placentation: The placenta is at the apex (top)...
- World's Wildlife. DK Adult (2005), ISBN 0789477645 2."Comparative Placentation". Placentation.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 17 August 2012. Geist, Valerius (1998). Deer...
- and compositae (Asteraceae). There are different types of placentation: Marginal placentation: it is typical of unicarpel gynoecium (Leguminosae) or dialicarpel...
- [citation needed] W****es' early work on the subject of reproduction and placentation in reptiles is held in high regard and is often cited by researchers...
- Carples: five, syncarpous, ovary superior, penta or multilocular with axile placentation, one ovule in each locule; style 1, p****ing through the staminal tube;...
- attachment to the uterine wall, this is known as abnormal placentation. Abnormal placentation can categorised into 3 types, depending on the depth of infiltration...
- lateral lines. The ovary is inferior and has only one ovule, with basal placentation. In members of the Asteraceae the fruit is achene-like, and is called...
- one to 50 ovules that are anatropous or hemianatropous with axillar placentation. The development of the embryo sack can be the same as for Polygonum...