Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PLACENTATION
placentation
(noun) arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary
placentation
(noun) the formation of the placenta in the uterus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
placentation (countable and uncountable, plural placentations)
(biology) 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.
Source: Wiktionary
Plac`en*ta"tion, n.
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The mode of formation of the placenta in different animals; as, the placentation of mammals.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The mode in which the placenta is arranged or composed; as, axile placentation; parietal placentation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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