discoid
discoid definition
dis·coid (dis′ko̵id′)
adjective
- shaped like a disk
- Bot. lacking ray flowers and having only tubular florets, as the inner part of a composite flower head
Also discoidal dis·coi′·dal
Etymology: LL discoides < Gr diskoeidēs, disk-shaped < diskos, a disk + -eides, -oid
noun
anything shaped like a disk
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