Thread: Pelorism? x2
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Old 05-06-2007, 10:45 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.orchids
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Default Pelorism? x2

Nope. Merely deformation.

Pelorism is defined as having symmetry where it is not expected - e.g.,
petals modified so they look like lips, lip modified so it looks like a
petal, either giving us three where there should be one lip and three
"ordinary" petals.

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