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placentae

placentae is the plural of placenta.

Meaning of placenta

Noun

placenta (plural placentae or placentas)

  1. An organ in most mammals 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.
    Synonyms:
    afterbirth, clean, glean
  2. In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.
    Synonyms:
    trophosperm

Phrases with placentae

Questions about placentae

What is placentae the plural of?
Placentae is the plural of placenta.

Words near placentae in the dictionary

  1. placenta cakes
  2. placenta praevia
  3. placenta praevias
  4. placenta previa
  5. placenta previas
  6. placentae
  7. placental
  8. placental abruption
  9. placental abruptions
  10. placentalian
  11. placentally

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