HyperDic: placentation

English > 2 senses of the word placentation:
NOUNprocessplacentationthe formation of the placenta in the uterus
plantplacentationarrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary
English > placentation: 2 senses > noun 1, process
MeaningThe formation of the placenta in the uterus.
Broaderbodily process, body process, bodily function, activityAn organic process that takes place in the body
Spanishplacentación
Catalanplacentació
English > placentation: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningarrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary.
Narrowerapical placentationWhere one or few ovules develop at the top of a simple or compound ovary
axile placentationovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa
basal placentationWhere one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary
free central placentationWhere ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary lacking septa or with septa at base only
lamellate placentationWith ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a compound ovary
marginal placentation, ventral placentationWith ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary
parietal placentationWhere ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary
Broaderreproductive structureThe parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
Spanishplacentación

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