heterostyled

American  

[het-er-uh-stahyld] / ˈhɛt ər əˌstaɪld /

Also heterostylous

adjective

1. (of a plant) having styles of different forms or lengths in the flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of heterostyled

First recorded in 1870–75; hetero- + -style ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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heterostyled

I will begin with the heterostyled, then pass on to certain dioecious, sub-dioecious, and polygamous species, and end with the cleistogamic.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles

We can thus understand why it is that not a single species is heterostyled in such great families as the Leguminosae, Labiatae, Scrophulariaceae, Orchideae, etc., all of which have irregular flowers.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles

This shows that they are not heterostyled in function.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles

Close correspondence between the effects of cross-fertilisation and self-fertilisation, and of the legitimate and illegitimate unions of heterostyled plants, in comparison with hybrid unions.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

Kuhn, Dr., on cleistogamic flowers. list of plants producing differently formed seeds. heterostyled plants.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles