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marginal placentation

 

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Noun marginal placentation has 1 sense
  1. marginal placentation, ventral placentation - with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary
    --1 is a kind of placentation

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Marginal Placentation

Definition: Marginal placentation refers to the type of placentation in which the ovules are attached along the inner edge or margin of the ovary wall.

Sense 1: In botanical terms, marginal placentation is a characteristic of flowers where the ovules are connected to the ovary wall at its margin.

Example sentence: The flowers of the hibiscus plant exhibit marginal placentation, as their ovules are attached along the inner edge of the ovary.

Sense 2: In medical terminology, marginal placentation describes a condition where the placenta is attached to the uterine wall near the edge of the uterus.

Example sentence: The ultrasound revealed that the fetus had marginal placentation, with the placenta attaching towards the border of the uterus.

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