peloria

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

noun

, Botany.

1. regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.

peloria

/ -ˈlɒ-; pɛˈlɔːrɪə; pɛˈlɔːrɪk /

noun

1. the abnormal production of actinomorphic flowers in a plant of a species that usually produces zygomorphic flowers

Derived Forms

• peloric, adjective

Other Words From

• pe·lor·ic [p, uh, -, lawr, -ik, -, lor, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of peloria¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of peloria¹

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

Example Sentences

Peloria, an abnormal return to regularity and symmetry in an irregular flower; commonest in Snapdragon.

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This change is sometimes classed with peloria, but there is no abnormal regularity in these cases.

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From overlooking the occasional existence of this form of peloria, new genera have sometimes been formed on insufficient grounds.

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A similar alteration accompanies this form of peloria in other flowers (see Peloria).

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The occurrence both of regular and irregular peloria on the same plant has frequently been observed in Linaria.

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