PALINGENESIS
\pˌe͡ɪlɪnd͡ʒənˈiːsɪs], \pˌeɪlɪndʒənˈiːsɪs], \p_ˌeɪ_l_ɪ_n_dʒ_ə_n_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\
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Regeneration or restoration.
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Atavism, or reappearance of ancestral characters.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.