placentation

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Synonyms: lamentation, plantation, parentation, placentalian, placentations

Antonyms: lamentation, plantation, parentation, placentalian, placentations

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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]] [[mammal]]s.
2. {{lb|en|botany}} The manner in which the seeds are attached to the placenta within the ovary [[locule]]s.

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