peloria
noun
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
peloric
-
a word derived from
peloria.
Example Sentences
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They flowered profusely and produced in 1889 only one, and in 1890 only two peloric structures.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
There is one other important point arguing strongly for the independent appearance of the peloric form in its several localities.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
I chose some plants of the normal type with one or two peloric flowers besides the bilabiate majority which I found on a locality in the neighborhood of Hilversum in Holland.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
Hence the suggestion is forced upon us that perhaps, owing to some unknown cause, all the peloric individuals of my experiment belonged to one and the same type, and were sterile for this reason only.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
The step from the ordinary toad-flax to the peloric form is short, and it appears as if it might be produced by slow conversion.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
