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placenta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • placenta noun An organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, feeding the fetus and removing its waste through the umbilical cord.

Senses

placenta is used for these senses in English:

  • placenta (botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.