discoidal

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Placenta deciduate and dome-like, composed of an aggregation of numerous discoidal lobes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

It differs from Physarella in the apparently constant discoidal shape, absence of trabecules, etc.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

This species belongs to Guérin's division Liacos, of which S. dimidiata is the type; the third discoidal cell is petiolated, the petiole entering the second submarginal about the middle.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Externo-median nerve: the humeral and discoidal veins together.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

From the lemurs, on the other hand, the form of the brain, the character of the teeth, the structure of the skull, and the deciduate discoidal placenta at once separate the group.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various