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spermaphore

spermaphore noun: the placenta (part of the ovary from ovules form).

Noun

spermaphore (plural spermaphores)

  1. (archaic) the placenta (part of the ovary from ovules form)

Forms of spermaphore

pluralspermaphores

Origin of spermaphore

From sperma- + -phore.

Questions about spermaphore

What does spermaphore mean?
Spermaphore means the placenta (part of the ovary from ovules form).
What part of speech is spermaphore?
Spermaphore is a noun.
What is the plural of spermaphore?
The plural of spermaphore is spermaphores.

Words near spermaphore in the dictionary

  1. spermagonium
  2. spermaholic
  3. spermaholics
  4. spermalege
  5. spermaleges
  6. spermaphore
  7. spermaphores
  8. spermaphyte
  9. spermaphytes
  10. spermaphytic
  11. spermarche

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