spermaphore

English

Etymology

From sperma- +‎ -phore.

Noun

spermaphore (plural spermaphores)

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

References

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