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Placenta

Noun CEFR B2
pləˈsɛntə

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.

Equivalents

Españolplacenta
Françaisplacenta
46 more languages
Azərbaycan diliciftətənə
Catalàplacenta
Češtinaplacenta
Ελληνικάπλακούντας
Suomiistukka
Gaeilgeslánú
Հայերենընկերք
Bahasa Indonesiasaudara
Íslenskafylgjalegkaka
Italianoplacenta
日本語後産胎盤胞衣
ქართულიპლაცენტა
ភាសាខ្មែរសុក
한국어태반
Кыргызчатончөп
Te Reo Māoriewewhenua
Македонскиплацента
Bahasa Melayuplasentauri
မြန်မာအချင်း
Portuguêsplacenta
Ikinyarwandaingobyiingovyi
Slovenščinaposteljica
ไทยรก
Tagaloginunan
اردوآنول
O'zbekchayoʻldosh
Tiếng Việtnhaunhau thai

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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