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noun Botany.
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
Origin:
1855–60; < Neo-Latin < Greek pélōr(os) monstrous (pélōr monster + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
1855–60; < Neo-Latin < Greek pélōr(os) monstrous (pélōr monster + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
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Peloria
is always a great word to know.
So is alternation of generations. Does it mean:
| variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms |
| ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination |
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