peloria
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of peloria
1855–60; < New Latin < Greek pélōr ( os ) monstrous ( pélōr monster + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
Example Sentences
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We know, at least, that with irregular flowers those nearest to the axis are most subject to peloria, that is to become abnormally symmetrical.
From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Darwin, Charles
Regular and irregular peloria, too, serve to show how slight are the boundaries, not only between different genera, but also between different families.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
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 Masters, Maxwell T.
Cases of peloria are not included in the subjoined list.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
From the same journal the following account of a case of peloria in Phalænopsis Schilleriana is also cited as a good illustration of this peculiar change.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
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