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 Definitions of discoid  [ˈdɪs kɔɪd]  

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Definition of 'discoid' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) discoid
having the form of a disk; flat and circular.

2.  discoid
(of a composite flower) having a disk without rays.

Etymology:  (1785–95; < LL discoīdēs < Gk diskoeidēs quoit-shaped)

Definition of 'discoid' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) discoid, discoidal, disklike, disclike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped
having a flat circular shape


Definition of 'discoid' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) discoid
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

2. (noun) discoid
anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell



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