placenta

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Synonyms: placentia, placent, placet, placental, lacerta, placentae, placentas, piacenza, placuna, planta, placita

Antonyms: placentia, placent, placet, placental, lacerta, placentae, placentas, piacenza, placuna, planta, placita

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|anatomy}} An [[organ]] in most [[mammal]]s during [[gestation]] that supplies food and oxygen to the [[foetus]] and passes back waste. It is on the wall of the [[uterus]] and links to the [[foetus]] through the [[umbilical cord]]. It is expelled after birth.
2. {{lb|en|botany}} In flowering plants, the part of the [[ovary]] where [[ovule]]s develop; in non-flowering plants where the [[spore]]s develop.

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