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Definition of: placentation
(plas′ən·tā′shən) noun
1. Biol. a The process of fetal attachment to the uterus. b The type of placenta or manner of its construction.
2. Bot. The way in which the seeds are arranged in the pericarp of a plant, or the manner in which the placentas are attached.
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