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

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

Scott, J., on Primula auricula. on Primula vulgaris. on Primula var. rubra. on Primula Sikkimensis. on Primula farinosa. homostyled Primulae. hybrids. length of pistil.

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

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

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 Darwin, Charles

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 Darwin, Charles