Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- One of two primary groups into which Huxley divides the deciduate Mammalia (the other being Zonaria, which see), consisting of those Deciduata which have a discoidal placenta.
- A group of echinoderms.
- A family of peripylarian Radiolaria having the shell and central capsule discoid or lenticular. It includes Cenodiscus, Phacodiscus, Coccodiscus, and other genera.
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Other active plants in our investigation were Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.)
Chapter 7 1991
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As such it is described under the name of _Matricaria discoidea_ DC.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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_Matricaria Chamomilla discoidea_ may be mentioned.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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