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peloria definition

pe·lo·ria (pi lō′rē ə, -lôr′ē ə)

noun

an abnormal regularity of form in a flower normally irregular

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

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