peloric

adjective

pe·​lor·​ic

-ȯrik,

-är-

variants or pelorian

-ōrēən,

-ȯr-

or peloriate

-ēə̇t,

-ēˌāt

of a flower

: having peloria : abnormally regular or symmetrical

Word History

Etymology

peloric from New Latin peloricus, from peloria + Latin -icus -ic; pelorian from peloria + -an; peloriate probably from (assumed) New Latin peloriatus, from New Latin peloria + Latin -atus -ate

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