- regular peloria
- noun
: peloria in which symmetry is attained by decrease in number of normally irregular parts — compare irregular peloria
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peloria — pəˈlōrēə, lȯr noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pelōros monstrous (from pelōr portent, monster) + New Latin ia; akin to Greek terat , teras portent, monster more at terat : an abnormal often hereditary regularity of structure o … Useful english dictionary
Peloria — Pe*lo ri*a, n. [NL., from Gr. ? monstrous.] (Bot.) Abnormal regularity; the state of certain flowers, which, being naturally irregular, have become regular through a symmetrical repetition of the special irregularity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
irregular peloria — noun : peloria in which symmetry is attained by increase in number of some part compare regular peloria … Useful english dictionary
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