placenta
1. placenta, posteljica
the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus [vaskularna struktura v maternici večine sesalcev, ki zagotavlja kisik in hranila ter prenaša odpadke iz razvijajočega se ploda]
2. placenta
that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form [tisti del jajčnika cvetoče rastline, kjer se tvorijo jajčniki]