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placenta

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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Word length
8
Starts with
P
Ends with
A
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
12

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pləˈsɛntə

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noun

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

noun

  1. That part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form

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