Index of English words, starting with "pl"

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

(1) - Placentation (n.) The mode in which the placenta is arranged or composed; as, axile placentation; parietal placentation.
(2) - Placentation (n.) The mode of formation of the placenta in different animals; as, the placentation of mammals.

(1) - Placer (n.) A deposit of earth, sand, or gravel, containing valuable mineral in particles, especially by the side of a river, or in the bed of a mountain torrent.
(2) - Placer (n.) One who places or sets.

(1) - Placet (n.) The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance.
(2) - Placet (n.) A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, of an ecclesiastical council, etc.