peloria
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Origin of peloria
1855–60; < New Latin < Greek pélōr ( os ) monstrous ( pélōr monster + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
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From overlooking the occasional existence of this form of peloria, new genera have sometimes been formed on insufficient grounds.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
The term peloria was originally given by Linné to a malformation of Linaria vulgaris, with five spurs and five stamens, which was first found in 1742 near Upsal.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
Amongst Gesneraceæ, Bignoniaceæ, Scrophulariaceæ, and other families of like structure, regular peloria is not uncommon.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
The occurrence both of regular and irregular peloria on the same plant has frequently been observed in Linaria.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
On the other hand, were the ligulate florets to be all replaced by tubular ones, the term peloria would be more strictly applicable.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
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