Placenta

n.	1.	(Anat.) The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the parent, and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth.
	2.	(Bot.) The part of a pistil or fruit to which the ovules or seeds are attached.

Noun	1.	placenta - that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
	2.	placenta - the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus

ovary, reproductive structure