placentary

English

Etymology

From placenta +‎ -ary.

Adjective

placentary (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Placental (relating to the placenta).

   the placentary system of classification

Related terms

• placental

Noun

placentary (plural placentaries)

1. (botany) The projecting line or ridge formed by the union of several placentas.

References

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

Anagrams

• penalty arc