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placode

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. placode (noun)
  2. auditory placode (noun)
  3. lens placode (noun)
  4. olfactory placode (noun)
  5. otic placode (noun)

plac·ode

noun \ˈpla-ˌkōd\

Definition of PLACODE

: a platelike thickening of embryonic ectoderm from which a definitive structure develops <ear placode>—see lens placode, olfactory placode