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Discoid
Pronunciation : Dis"coid
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. disco?de. See Disk.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dis"coid
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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