peloriatedadj.
/pᵻˈlɔːrɪeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /pəˈlɔriˌeɪdᵻd/ Now rare.
= peloric adj.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > characterized by unusual regularity
peloriated1847
peloric1857
pelorianc1860
pelorized1868
peloriate1889
1847 C. Darwin Let. 12 June in Corr. (1988) V. 49 I once saw a Laburnum with almost every raceme terminated by a peloriated flower.
1883 F. Townsend Flora of Hampshire 228 L[inaria] spuria... Cornfield between Twyford and Compton, where also the regular or peloriated variety occurs.
1914 Science 17 July 81/1 Let me adduce two instances, the origin of the peloriated toadflax and that of the double variety of the corn marigold.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1847