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Definition of placentae:

(n) : (anatomy) 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.
(n) : (botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.

Definition of placentae:

(n) : (anatomy) 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.
(n) : (botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.

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