placenta, n.
(placentae)
(placentae)
the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
<noun.body>
placenta
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derivationally related form
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part meronym
hypernym
part holonym
hyponym
that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
<noun.plant>
placenta
lexical pointers
derivationally related form