peloricadj.

Brit.

/pᵻˈlɔːrɪk/,

/pᵻˈlɒrɪk/, U.S.

/pəˈlɔrɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peloria n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < peloria n. + -ic suffix. Compare slightly later pelorian adj. at peloria n. Derivatives.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form peloricus. N.E.D. (1904) enters peloric under peloria and gives only the pronunciation (pĭlǫ·rik) /pəˈlɒrɪk/.

Botany.

Of the nature of or characterized by peloria.The association of the word with size in quot. 1857 seems to represent a misunderstanding.

ΘΚΠ

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

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Peloricus, that which is of unnatural size; monstrous: peloric.

1860 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 290 There is, I believe, only one case on record of a peloric flower being fertile.

1922 Biometrika 14 103 Of the ten parent plants two exhibited the peloric condition in a fully developed form.

1993 Times (Nexis) 15 Mar. An unusual cymbidium on McBean's stand was Mavourneen ‘Jester’, a peloric type in which the petals have the same markings as the lip.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peloric
释义	peloricadj. Brit. /pᵻˈlɔːrɪk/, /pᵻˈlɒrɪk/, U.S. /pəˈlɔrɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peloria n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < peloria n. + -ic suffix. Compare slightly later pelorian adj. at peloria n. Derivatives.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form peloricus. N.E.D. (1904) enters peloric under peloria and gives only the pronunciation (pĭlǫ·rik) /pəˈlɒrɪk/. Botany. Of the nature of or characterized by peloria.The association of the word with size in quot. 1857 seems to represent a misunderstanding. ΘΚΠ 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 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Peloricus, that which is of unnatural size; monstrous: peloric. 1860 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 290 There is, I believe, only one case on record of a peloric flower being fertile. 1922 Biometrika 14 103 Of the ten parent plants two exhibited the peloric condition in a fully developed form. 1993 Times (Nexis) 15 Mar. An unusual cymbidium on McBean's stand was Mavourneen ‘Jester’, a peloric type in which the petals have the same markings as the lip. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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