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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 | ||
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