spermaphore

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noun

the placenta (part of the ovary from ovules form)

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Meanings

nounspermaphore (plural spermaphores)

plural spermaphores

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

Origin

From sperma- + -phore.

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APA

spermaphore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spermaphore

MLA

“spermaphore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spermaphore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spermaphore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spermaphore.

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