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Definition of Peloria

Peloria
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.

Meaning of Peloria from wikipedia

- Peloria may refer to: Peloria (festival), an ancient Gr**** festival. Peloria, is the aberration in which a plant that normally produces zygomorphic flowers...
- inflorescence of the form known as a head, capitulum, or pseudanthium. Peloria or a peloric flower is the aberration in which a plant that normally produces...
- Peloria (Ancient Gr****: πελώρια) was a festival in ancient Greece celebrated by the Thessalians. It was similar to the Roman Saturnalia. Sacrifices were...
- butterflies in the family Pieridae. It contains only one species, Mesapia peloria, the Tibet blackvein, which is found in India, Nepal and China. It is a...
- close-up Leaves Young plant a few w****s old Giant flower demonstrating pseudo-peloria Detail List of poisonous plants Chadburn, H. (2014). "Digitalis purpurea"...
- remained unchanged since then". Linnaeus called this type of mutant a 'Peloria', the Gr**** for 'monster' or 'prodigy', because of the huge implications...
- sacrifices were offered to Zeus Pelorios, during the Thessalian festival of Peloria. Phratrios (Φράτριος), as patron of a phratry Philios (Φιλιος; "of Friendship")...
- featuring the first part of a never-continued Pim and Francie serial, Peloria; an issue #2 was advertised but never appeared. Also in 1995, "I Was Killing...
- Hyperenor, Udaeus, and Echion. Pelorus, the man whom the festival of Peloria was named after. He brought news of the violent earthquakes in Haemonia...
- festival from Troezen in honor of Poseidon, the Thessalian festival of Peloria in honor of Zeus Pelorios, and an unnamed festival from Babylon. He also...