(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:52:57

Pel"ta (?), n.; pl. Peltae. [L., a shield, fr. Gr. .]

1. Antiq.

A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.

2. Bot.

A flat apothecium having no rim.

 

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