'Pelta' definitions:
Definition of 'Pelta'
From: GCIDE
- Pelta \Pel"ta\, n.; pl. Pelt[ae]. [L., a shield, fr. Gr. pe`lth.]
- 1. (Antiq.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) A flat apothecium having no rim. [1913 Webster] Peltate