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placenta

/pləˈsɛntə/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form

  2. noun

    the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus

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