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discoid

/dis-koid/US // ˈdɪs kɔɪd //UK // (ˈdɪskɔɪd) //

盘状的,盘状,盘状体,盘状物

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Also dis·coi·dal.

    • : having the form of a discus or disk; flat and circular.
    • : Botany. consisting of a disk only, without rays.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something in the form of a disk.
    • : Dentistry. an excavator with a disklike blade.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inround
Forms: discoids

Examples

  • 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.