DISCOID


Meaning of DISCOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdis-ˌkȯid ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin discoides quoit-shaped, from Greek diskoeidēs, from diskos disk

Date: 1794

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.