PLACENTAE
PLACENTA
placenta
(noun) the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
placenta
(noun) that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
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Noun
placentae
plural of placenta
Source: Wiktionary
PLACENTA
Pla*cen"ta, n.; pl. L. Placentæ, E. Placentas. Etym: [L., a cake, Gr.
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the
parent, and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth.
Note: In most mammals the placenta is principally developed from the
allantois and chorion, and tufts of vascular villi on its surface
penetrate the blood vessels of the parental uterus, and thus
establish a nutritive and excretory connection between the blood of
the fetus and that of the parent, though the blood itself does not
flow from one to the other.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The part of a pistil or fruit to which the ovules or seeds are
attached.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition