placenta
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1. the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | vascular structure, |
| definition | : | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | afterbirth, |
| definition | : | the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | caul, embryonic membrane, veil, |
| definition | : | the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | uterus, womb, |
| definition | : | a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus (noun.body) |
2. that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form (noun.plant)
| part meronym | : | ovary, |
| definition | : | the organ that bears the ovules of a flower (noun.plant) |
3. the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus (noun.body)
| derivation | : | placental, placental, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | placental, placental, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta (adj.all) |
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