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dis·coid

 (dĭs′koid′) also dis·coi·dal (dĭ-skoid′l)
adj.
1. Having a flat, circular form; disk-shaped.
2. Related to or having a disk.
3. Having disk flowers only. Used of a composite flower head.
dis′coid′ n.
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Adj.1.discoidal - having a flat circular shape
disclike, discoid, disc-shaped, disklike, disk-shaped
circular, round - having a circular shape
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