discifloral

adjective

dis·​ci·​flo·​ral

¦dis(k)ə¦flōrəl,

-lȯr-

variants or less commonly disciflorous

-rəs

: having flowers with the receptacle enlarged into a conspicuous disc (as in the Rutaceae and other families of dicotyledons)

Word History

Etymology

disc- + floral or -florous

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