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Glossary: disk

Definition:

  1. an enlargement of the receptacle usually surrounding or surmounting the ovary, usually in the form of a ring or cushion or composed of separate gland-like parts;
  2. (of Asteraceae) the usually discoid receptacle of the capitulum.

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-23

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2023). Flora of Zambia: Glossary details: disk.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=227, retrieved 27 September 2023

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