Meaning of pelorism | Babel Free

Definitions

An abnormality in plants where the flower appears to revert to an earlier form.

uncountable

Examples

“In my last paper I dwelt chiefly on the remarkable phenomenon of pelorism and what can be learned from it as to the pace of organic change.”

“The extent of pelorism can be environmentally influenced. Should we be awarding peloric orchids without evidence of reproducible flowering?”

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