- discifloral
-
/dis'i flawr"euhl, -flohr"-/, adj. Bot.having flowers in which the receptacle is expanded into a conspicuous disk, as in composite plants.[1870-75; DISC + -I- + FLORAL]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
discifloral
Look at other dictionaries:
Discifloral — Dis ci*flo ral, Disciflorous Dis ci*flo rous, a. [See {Disk}, and {Floral}.] (Bot.) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle; said of a subclass of plants. Cf. {Calycifloral}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discifloral — dis·ci·flo·ral … English syllables
discifloral — /dɪsiˈflɔrəl/ (say disee flawruhl) adjective having flowers in which the receptacle is expanded into a conspicuous disc. {disci + floral} …
discifloral — … Useful english dictionary
Disciflorous — Discifloral Dis ci*flo ral, Disciflorous Dis ci*flo rous, a. [See {Disk}, and {Floral}.] (Bot.) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle; said of a subclass of plants. Cf. {Calycifloral}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disci- — a combining form of disc, as in discifloral …
disciflorous — adjective see discifloral … Useful english dictionary
