PELTA
Source: 567
‖Pel″ta (?), n.; pl. Peltæ. [[L., a shield, fr. Gr. πέλτη.]] 1. 1. (Antiq.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.
2. 2. (Bot.) A flat apothecium having no rim.
Source: 567
‖Pel″ta (?), n.; pl. Peltæ. [[L., a shield, fr. Gr. πέλτη.]] 1. 1. (Antiq.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.
2. 2. (Bot.) A flat apothecium having no rim.