peloriateadj.
/pᵻˈlɔːrɪeɪt/, U.S. /pəˈlɔriˌeɪt/ Now rare.
= peloric adj.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > characterized by unusual regularity
peloriated1847
peloric1857
pelorianc1860
pelorized1868
peloriate1889
1889 Sci. Amer. 11 May 293/2 In Linaria cymbalaria peloriate flowers and other changes were found.
1909 Times 29 Sept. 20/5 He instanced the peloriate toadflax and forms of the evening primrose as mutants that had occurred spontaneously and more or less regularly in widely-scattered areas.
1937 A. H. Wolley-Dod Flora of Sussex 319 L[inaria] spuria (L.) Mill. Fluellin... A peloriate form has been found at East Grinstead.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1889