placentiform
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Placentiform — Pla*cen ti*form, a. [Placenta + form.] (Bot.) Having the shape of a placenta, or circular thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
placentiform — placentˈiform adjective Cake shaped • • • Main Entry: ↑placenta … Useful english dictionary
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
placentoid — pləˈsen.ˌtȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin placenta + International Scientific Vocabulary oid : resembling a placenta * * * placentoid, a. (pləˈsɛntɔɪd) [f. as placentitis + oid.] Resembling a placenta; placentiform … Useful english dictionary
