Definition of discifloral
:having flowers with the receptacle enlarged into a conspicuous disc (as in the Rutaceae and other families of dicotyledons)
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discifloral
adjective
dis·ci·flo·ral
\
¦dis(k)ə¦flōrəl
,
-lȯr-
\
variants:
or less commonly
disciflorous
\-rəs\
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Origin and Etymology of discifloral
disc- + floral or -florous
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