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peloria

(pi lō′rē ə, -lôr′ē ə)

noun

an abnormal regularity of form in a flower normally irregular

Origin: ModL < Gr pelōros, monstrous < (Aeolic) pelōr, monster, var. of telōr, for *terōr < IE *kwerōr < base *kwer-, to make, form > OIr cruth, shape

Related Forms:

peloric adjective

See peloria in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Unusual regularity in the form of a flower that is normally irregular.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek pelōros, monstrous

Origin: , from pelōr, monster; see k^wer- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

pe·lorˈic (-lôrˈĭk, -lŏrˈ-) adjective

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