adjective
- having abnormal regularity in a flower that is normally irregular
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The botanist discovered a peloric snapdragon with symmetrical petals.
- Peloric flowers show unusual regularity compared to their normal irregular form.
- The mutation caused the orchid to develop peloric characteristics.
- Gardeners sometimes find peloric varieties of typically asymmetrical flowers.
- The peloric form of the flower made it difficult to identify the species.