Associations to the word «Pelta»

Wiktionary

PELTA, noun. (historical) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped.
PELTA, noun. (botany) A flat apothecium having no rim.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis