TROPHOBLAST as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development
    • aids implantation in the uterine wall
    Usage Example(s)
    • after implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall the trophoblast divides into two layers, the chorion and the placenta
    Hypernyms(s) trophoblast is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower