placentiform

English

Etymology

From placenta +‎ -form.

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

References

• “placentiform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.