a. [ Gr. &unr_; quoit-shaped, &unr_; a round plate, quoit +
Discoid flower (Bot.),
n. Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. discoïdal. ] Disk-shaped; discoid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Meta- + discoidal. ] (Anat.) Discoidal by derivation; -- applied especially to the placenta of man and apes, because it is supposed to have been derived from a diffused placenta. [ 1913 Webster ]