1. Noun
The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the parent, and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth.
2. Noun
The part of a pistil or fruit to which the ovules or seeds are attached.
3. Noun
that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
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