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discoid

noun as in disk

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The radiate type is shown by discoid infusoria, by medusæ, by starfish and their allies.

Heads discoid, 15–many-flowered, in corymbose cymes; flowers perfect.

The tubular flowers compose the disk; and a head which has no ray-flowers is said to be discoid.

Heads discoid, 2–5-flowered, several together clustered into a compound pedunculate head; flowers perfect.

Heads rather many-flowered, discoid; flowers as in Pluchea, the central usually sterile.

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On this page you'll find 144 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to discoid, such as: annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent, and bowed.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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