pelta English

Meaning pelta meaning

What does pelta mean?

pelta noun

— (historical) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped.

— (art, historical) A crescent-shaped design used in mosaics.

— (botany) A flat apothecium with no rim.

— (microbiology) A crescent-shaped sheet of microtubules that encircles the base of the flagella of a protozoan.