placenta

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placenta (enc)

Noun	1.	placenta - that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction ovary - the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
	2.	placenta - the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus embryonic membrane, veil, caul - the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) vascular structure - a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus afterbirth - the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born

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