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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Polygonum in possessing only a single heterostyled species is an extreme case; but every other genus of considerable size which includes some such species likewise contains homostyled species.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
H. Muller has suggested that ordinary or homostyled plants may have been rendered heterostyled merely through the effects of habit.
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
Nevertheless, some species are homostyled; that is, they exist only under a single form; but much caution is necessary on this head, as several species when cultivated are apt to become equal-styled.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
The stigmas of O. stricta and of another homostyled species, namely O. tropaeoloides, commonly stand on a level with the upper anthers, and both these species are likewise quite fertile when insects are excluded.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
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