"discoid" meaning in English

See discoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more discoid [comparative], most discoid [superlative]
Etymology: From disc + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disc|oid}} disc + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} discoid (comparative more discoid, superlative most discoid)
  1. Shaped like a disc/disk. Translations (shaped like a disc/disk): дисковиден (diskoviden) (Bulgarian), discoïde (French), discoide (Italian), discoide (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-discoid-en-adj-QQ7tFRHN Disambiguation of 'shaped like a disc/disk': 96 4
  2. (botany, of a capitulum) Having only disk florets, without petal-like ray florets. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-discoid-en-adj-WpJkxpPa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 71 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 6 67 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 58 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 80 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 77 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 55 38 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 60 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 69 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 71 24 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: discal (english: in its matching sense) Derived forms: discoidal Related terms: disco-, disko-

Noun

Forms: discoids [plural]
Etymology: From disc + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disc|oid}} disc + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} discoid (plural discoids)
  1. (dentistry) A disk-shaped dental excavator designed to remove the carious dentin of a decayed tooth Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-discoid-en-noun-Vvab28km Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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