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discoid
[ dis-koid ]
adjective
- having the form of a discus or disk; flat and circular.
- Botany. (of a composite flower) consisting of a disk only, without rays.
noun
- something in the form of a disk.
- Dentistry. an excavator with a disklike blade.
discoid
/ ˈdɪskɔɪd /
adjective
- like a disc
- (of a composite flower such as the tansy) consisting of disc florets only
noun
- a disclike object
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- postdis·coidal adjective
- sub·discoid adjective
- subdis·coidal adjective
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Example Sentences
The radiate type is shown by discoid infusoria, by medusæ, by starfish and their allies.
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Heads discoid, 15–many-flowered, in corymbose cymes; flowers perfect.
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The tubular flowers compose the disk; and a head which has no ray-flowers is said to be discoid.
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Heads discoid, 2–5-flowered, several together clustered into a compound pedunculate head; flowers perfect.
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Heads rather many-flowered, discoid; flowers as in Pluchea, the central usually sterile.
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