DISCIFORM

disciform

(adjective) having a round or oval shape like a disc; “a disciform skin lesion”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

disciform (comparative more disciform, superlative most disciform)

(botany) Having a flat, rounded shape.

Anagrams

• formicids

Source: Wiktionary


Dis"ci*form, a.

Definition: Discoid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 April 2024

NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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