placentation

== English == === Etymology === From placenta + -ation. === Noun === placentation (countable and uncountable, plural placentations) (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. (botany) The manner in which the seeds are attached to the placenta within the ovary locules. Hyponyms: parietal placentation, axile placentation, free central placentation ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === placentation f (plural placentations) placentation === Further reading === “placentation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012