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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Other Word Forms

• homostylism
  noun
• homostyly
  noun

Etymology

Origin of homostyled

First recorded in 1875–80; homo- + -style ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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homostyled

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

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

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 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

Now Mr. Scott shows in several cases that the same law holds good when two heterostyled species of Primula are intercrossed, or when one is crossed with a homostyled species.

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