peloria


pe·lo·ri·a

P0157500 (pə-lôr′ē-ə)n. Unusual regularity in the form of a flower that is normally irregular.
[New Latin, from Greek pelōros, monstrous, from pelōr, monster; see kwer- in Indo-European roots.]
pe·lor′ic (-lôr′ĭk, -lŏr′-) adj.

peloria

(pɛˈlɔːrɪə) or

pelory

n (Botany) the abnormal production of actinomorphic flowers in a plant of a species that usually produces zygomorphic flowers[C19: via New Latin from Greek pelōros, from pelōr monster] peloric, pelorian, ˈpeloˌrized, ˈpeloˌrised adj

peloria

the phenomenon of a regular structure appearing as an abnormality in flowers which are usually irregular. Also called epanody. — peloric, pelorian, adj.See also: Flowers