Word: placentas
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pla
cen
tas
Definition: Plural of placenta; the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
Morphemes:
Affix: placenta
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation. It supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste. It is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: placenta
Language: la
Decoded: placenta
Meaning: flat cake
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).