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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Gr. [GREEK] quoit-shaped, [GREEK] a round plate, quoit +

εἶδοσ

form, shape: cf. F.

discoïde

. See

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.

Noun.

Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.

Noun.

Something in form of a discus or disk.

discoid ‎(comparative more discoid, superlative most discoid)

of, pertaining to, or shaped like a disc / disk