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peloria

peloria noun: a variety of toadflax having five spurs instead of one.

Noun

peloria (uncountable)

  1. A variety of toadflax having five spurs instead of one.
  2. abnormal regularity; the state of certain flowers, which, being naturally irregular, have become regular through a symmetrical repetition of the special irregularity

peloria meaning in Tamil

peloria in Tamil

சமவிகாரம்

Origin of peloria

From New Latin peloria (“mutant, especially mutant toadflax”), from Ancient Greek πέλωρ (pélōr, “monster”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia, -y: forming abstract nouns”) and Latin -ia (“-ia: forming neuter plurals”).

Questions about peloria

What does peloria mean?
Peloria means a variety of toadflax having five spurs instead of one.
What is peloria in Tamil?
Peloria in Tamil is சமவிகாரம். See Peloria meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is peloria?
Peloria is a noun.

Words near peloria in the dictionary

  1. Peloponnesus
  2. Pelops
  3. pelopsia
  4. Peloquin
  5. Peloquins
  6. peloria
  7. pelorian
  8. peloriate
  9. peloric
  10. peloridiid
  11. peloridiids

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