Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun placenta

2 senses of placenta

Sense 1
placenta -- (that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form)
       => reproductive structure -- (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)

Sense 2
placenta -- (the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus)
       => vascular structure -- (a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels)