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placentiferous

placentiferous adjective: having or producing a placenta.

Adjective

placentiferous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having or producing a placenta.
    Synonyms:
    placental

Synonyms of placentiferous

Origin of placentiferous

From placenta + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with placentiferous

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Questions about placentiferous

What does placentiferous mean?
Placentiferous means having or producing a placenta.
What part of speech is placentiferous?
Placentiferous is an adjective.

Words near placentiferous in the dictionary

  1. placentations
  2. Placentia
  3. Placentia Bay
  4. placenticeratid
  5. placenticeratids
  6. placentiferous
  7. placentiform
  8. placentious
  9. placentitis
  10. placento-
  11. placentogenesis

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