peloria

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pe·lo·ri·a

 (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.
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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
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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
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Possibly, these several differences may be connected with some difference in the flow of nutriment towards the central and external flowers: we know, at least, that in irregular flowers, those nearest to the axis are oftenest subject to peloria, and become regular.
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The Pelorias shell in the ancient coins: taxonomic attribution and implication in the management of Capo Peloro and Laghi di Ganzirri CSI.
Transplant trials of the fan mussel Pinna nobilis inside the coastal lagoon of Capo Peloro (Central Mediterranean, Italy)

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