homostyled
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of homostyled
First recorded in 1875–80; homo- + -style 1 ( def. ) + -ed 3 ( def. )
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But how the sexual elements of heterostyled plants came to differ from what they were whilst the species was homostyled, and how they became co-adapted in two sets of individuals, are very obscure points.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
The proportions in which these four types appeared shows that the presence or absence of but two factors is concerned, and at the same time provides the key to the nature of the homostyled plants.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Reginald Crundall Punnett
We thus see that within this genus some species are heterostyled and trimorphic; one apparently heterostyled and dimorphic, and one homostyled.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
According to Fritz Muller, a species of this genus in St. Catharina, in Southern Brazil, is homostyled.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
Mr. Scott believes that P. Scotica, verticillata, a variety of Sibirica, elata, mollis, and longiflora, are truly homostyled; and to these may be added, according to Axell, P. stricta.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
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