About The Word Discoid
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Discoid
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What's The Definition Of Discoid?
[adj] having a flat circular shape
Synonyms | Synonyms for Discoid: circular | discoidal | disklike | round Related Terms | Find terms related to Discoid: See Also | Discoid In Webster's Dictionary \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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