reproductive structure vs placenta

placenta vs reproductive structure

reproductive structure and placenta both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reproductive structure	Yes	No	No	No
placenta	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, placenta is a hyponym of reproductive structure; that is, placenta is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reproductive structure:

reproductive structure: the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
placenta: that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form

Other hyponyms of reproductive structure include agamete, fructification, gleba, hymenium, spore case, sporocarp, bloom, blossom, flower, stamen, anther, pistil, style, stigma, ovary, ovule, placentation, episperm, seed coat, testa, endosperm, gemma, cone, strobile, strobilus, basidium, antheridium, sporangium, spore case, spore sac, ascus, sporophore, gametangium, gametoecium, gametophore, sorus, sorus, fruit.

reproductive structure (noun)	placenta (noun)
the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction	the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
	that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form

Difference between reproductive structure and placenta

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