Ventral Placentation (Noun)
Meaning
With ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Ventral placentation is a characteristic feature of ovaries in the family Leguminosae, with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary.
- In ventral placentation, the ovules develop from the placenta along the ventral suture of the ovary, resulting in a single row of ovules.
- The ovary of the pea plant exhibits ventral placentation, with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary.
- Ventral placentation is a common type of placentation in monomers, where the ovules are attached to the ovary wall along the ventral suture.
- The arrangement of ovules in ventral placentation, along the ventral suture of a simple ovary, is a characteristic feature of the family Solanaceae.