placenta
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
Types & categories
- reproductive structure hypernym
Parts & wholes
- ovary part holonym
Related & opposite
- placental derivation
Sense 2 noun
the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
Types & categories
- vascular structure hypernym
- afterbirth hyponym
Parts & wholes
- uterus part holonym
- embryonic membrane part meronym
Related & opposite
- placental derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | placental |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | ovary |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | reproductive structure |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | placental |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | uterus |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | embryonic membrane |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | vascular structure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | afterbirth |