Pelta

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. (Bot.) A flat apothecium having no rim.
        [1913 Webster] Peltate