peloria

[ puh-lawr-ee-uh, -lohr- ]

/ pəˈlɔr i ə, -ˈloʊr- /

noun Botany.

regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.

Origin of peloria

1855–60; <New Latin <Greek pélōr(os) monstrous (pélōr monster + -os adj. suffix) + -ia-ia

OTHER WORDS FROM peloria

pe·lor·ic

[puh-lawr-ik, -lor-], /pəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-/, adjective

Words nearby peloria

Peloponnese, Peloponnesian, Peloponnesian War, Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria, pelorize, pelorus, pelota, Pelotas, peloton

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Example sentences from the Web for peloria

"On the existence of two forms of Peloria," by M. T. Masters.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
Peloria, an abnormal return to regularity and symmetry in an irregular flower; commonest in Snapdragon.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
From overlooking the occasional existence of this form of peloria, new genera have sometimes been formed on insufficient grounds.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
This change is sometimes classed with peloria, but there is no abnormal regularity in these cases.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

Peloria of this kind, when perfect, is very often associated with other alterations.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

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

Derived forms of peloria

peloric (pɛˈlɔːrɪk, -ˈlɒ-), adjective

Word Origin for peloria

C19: via New Latin from Greek pelōros, from pelōr monster

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单词	peloria
释义	peloria [ puh-lawr-ee-uh, -lohr- ] / pəˈlɔr i ə, -ˈloʊr- / noun Botany. regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular. Origin of peloria 1855–60; <New Latin <Greek pélōr(os) monstrous (pélōr monster + -os adj. suffix) + -ia-ia OTHER WORDS FROM peloria pe·lor·ic [puh-lawr-ik, -lor-], /pəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-/, adjective Words nearby peloria Peloponnese, Peloponnesian, Peloponnesian War, Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria, pelorize, pelorus, pelota, Pelotas, peloton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peloria "On the existence of two forms of Peloria," by M. T. Masters. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters Peloria, an abnormal return to regularity and symmetry in an irregular flower; commonest in Snapdragon. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray From overlooking the occasional existence of this form of peloria, new genera have sometimes been formed on insufficient grounds. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters This change is sometimes classed with peloria, but there is no abnormal regularity in these cases. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters Peloria of this kind, when perfect, is very often associated with other alterations. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters 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 Derived forms of peloria peloric (pɛˈlɔːrɪk, -ˈlɒ-), adjective Word Origin for peloria C19: via New Latin from Greek pelōros, from pelōr monster Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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