peloria
[ puh-lawr-ee-uh, -lohr- ]
nounBotany.
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
Origin of peloria
1Other words from peloria
- pe·lor·ic [puh-lawr-ik, -lor-], /pəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for peloria
peloria
/ (pɛˈlɔːrɪə) /
noun
the abnormal production of actinomorphic flowers in a plant of a species that usually produces zygomorphic flowers
Origin of peloria
1C19: via New Latin from Greek pelōros, from pelōr monster
Derived forms of peloria
- peloric (pɛˈlɔːrɪk, -ˈlɒ-), adjective
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