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homostyled

American  
[hoh-moh-stahyld] / ˈhoʊ moʊˌstaɪld /
Also homostylous

adjective

  1. (of a plant) having styles of the same form or length in all flowers.


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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 Darwin, Charles

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 Darwin, Charles

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 Darwin, Charles

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 Punnett, Reginald Crundall

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 Darwin, Charles

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