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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the formation of the placenta in the uterus;

2. arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Placentation \Plac`en*ta"tion\, n. 1. (Anat.) The mode of formation of the placenta in different animals; as, the placentation of mammals. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The mode in which the placenta is arranged or composed; as, axile placentation; parietal placentation. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

placentation n 1: the formation of the placenta in the uterus 2: arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary