English noun: placenta | |||
1. | placenta (plant) that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reproductive structure | ||
Part meronym | ovary | ||
2. | placenta (body) the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vascular structure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | afterbirth | ||
Part holonym | caul, embryonic membrane, veil | ||
Part meronym | uterus, womb | ||