discifloral
[ dis-i-flawr-uhl, -flohr- ]
/ ˌdɪs ɪˈflɔr əl, -ˈfloʊr- /
adjective Botany.
having flowers in which the receptacle is expanded into a conspicuous disk, as in composite plants.
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