discoid


dis·coid

adj \ˈdis-ˌkid\

Definition of DISCOID

1
: relating to or having a disk: as a : situated in the floral disk <discoid florets> b : having only disk flowers <a discoid flower head>
2
: flat and circular like a disc

Origin of DISCOID

Late Latin discoides quoit-shaped, from Greek diskoeidēs, from diskos disk
First Known Use: 1794

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