placentation (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *placentation*:
NOUN	process	placentation	the formation of the placenta in the uterus
NOUN	plant	placentation	arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary

English > *placentation*: 2 senses > noun 1, process
Meaning	The formation of the placenta in the uterus.
Broader	bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity	An organic process that takes place in the body
Spanish	placentación
Catalan	placentació

English > *placentation*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary.
Narrower	apical placentation	Where one or few ovules develop at the top of a simple or compound ovary
	axile placentation	ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa
	basal placentation	Where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary
	free central placentation	Where ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary lacking septa or with septa at base only
	lamellate placentation	With ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a compound ovary
	marginal placentation, ventral placentation	With ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary
	parietal placentation	Where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary
Broader	reproductive structure	The parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
Spanish	placentación

HyperDic: placentation