Word: placentation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: plac
en
ta
tion
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: placenta
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: placenta
Language: la
Decoded: placenta
Meaning: flat cake
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns