discousadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɪskəs/, U.S.

/ˈdɪskəs/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: disc n., -ous suffix; Latin discus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < disc n. or its etymon classical Latin discus + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin discosus (1714 or earlier). Compare earlier discose adj.

Botany. Now rare.

Of a (composite) flower: having a disc (disc n. 7a). Cf. discoid adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > circular > having shape of disc

discous1706

discoid1729

disc-like1787

disc-shaped1801

disciform1807

discoidal1808

discal1839

discose1989

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Discous or Discoidal Flowers..whose Flosculi or little Leaves, are set together so close, thick, and even, as to make the surface of the Flower plain and flat like a Dish.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxvi. 387 Discoid, or as some call them, naked discous flowers.

1841 W. C. Dendy Philos. Myst. 402 Most of the discous flowers turn to the sun in his course.

1906 C. Kruuse Bot. Explor. East Coast Greenland (1911) 261 The marginal flowers pink or light purple, the outer tubular discous flowers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discous
释义	discousadj. Brit. /ˈdɪskəs/, U.S. /ˈdɪskəs/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: disc n., -ous suffix; Latin discus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < disc n. or its etymon classical Latin discus + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin discosus (1714 or earlier). Compare earlier discose adj. Botany. Now rare. Of a (composite) flower: having a disc (disc n. 7a). Cf. discoid adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > circular > having shape of disc discous1706 discoid1729 disc-like1787 disc-shaped1801 disciform1807 discoidal1808 discal1839 discose1989 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Discous or Discoidal Flowers..whose Flosculi or little Leaves, are set together so close, thick, and even, as to make the surface of the Flower plain and flat like a Dish. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxvi. 387 Discoid, or as some call them, naked discous flowers. 1841 W. C. Dendy Philos. Myst. 402 Most of the discous flowers turn to the sun in his course. 1906 C. Kruuse Bot. Explor. East Coast Greenland (1911) 261 The marginal flowers pink or light purple, the outer tubular discous flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1706
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