Bible Dictionaries
Placenta

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the parent, and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth.

(2):

(n.) The part of a pistil or fruit to which the ovules or seeds are attached.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Placenta'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/placenta.html. 1828.