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

That such reduction or suppression has occurred in some heterostyled plants is almost certain.

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

What there is in the constitution or structure of the members of this family which favours their becoming heterostyled, I cannot conjecture.

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

Exactly the same thing occurs with the two forms of a heterostyled species.

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

Most of the species in this genus are heterostyled or dimorphic; that is, they present two forms,—one long-styled with short stamens, and the other short-styled with long stamens.

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

Most of the heterostyled species of Oxalis are more or less sterile, many absolutely so, if illegitimately fertilised with their own-form pollen.

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