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placentiform

placentiform adjective: having the shape of a placenta, or thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle.

Adjective

placentiform (comparative more placentiform, superlative most placentiform)

  1. Having the shape of a placenta, or thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle.
    • placentiform mass
    • placentiform roots

Forms of placentiform

comparativemore placentiform
superlativemost placentiform

Origin of placentiform

From placenta + -form.

Questions about placentiform

What does placentiform mean?
Placentiform means having the shape of a placenta, or thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle.
What part of speech is placentiform?
Placentiform is an adjective.

Words near placentiform in the dictionary

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

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