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placental Definition


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placenta
noun placentas, placentae
    1. In mammals: a disc-shaped organ attached to the lining of the uterus during pregnancy and through which the embryo obtains nutrients and oxygen.
    2. bot.
      In seed-bearing plants: that part of the ovary to which the ovules are attached.
Derivative: placental
adj
    Etymology: 17c: Latin, from Greek plax, plakos flat.



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