Meaning of DISCOID
Pronunciation: | | 'diskoyd
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [adj] having a flat circular shape |
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| Synonyms: | | circular, discoidal, disklike, round |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dis"coid\, a. [Gr. ? quoit-shaped, ? a round plate,
quoit + ? form, shape: cf. F. disco["i]de. See {Disk}.]
Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which
have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the
pearly nautilus.
{Discoid flower} (Bot.), a compound flower, consisting of
tubular florets only, as a tansy, lacking the rays which
are seen in the daisy and sunflower.
\Dis"coid\, n.
Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a
discoid shell.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Having the form of a disk; discoid flower; a compound flower not radiated but with tubular florets. |
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