homostyled
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The flowers of this plant are homostyled, with each pistil reaching the same height.
Definition
- Adjective:
- (Botany) Having styles all of the same length: In flowering plants, the style is the slender stalk connecting the stigma (which receives pollen) to the ovary. A "homostyled" plant is one where all the flowers have styles of equal length.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The primrose species is homostyled, unlike its heterostyled relatives.
- Homostyled flowers often have a different pollination strategy compared to plants with styles of varying lengths.
Advanced Usage
- Botanical Classification: The term is primarily used in technical botanical contexts to describe a specific floral morphology, often in contrast to "heterostyled" (having styles of different lengths).
- The study compared the reproductive success of homostyled and heterostyled populations.
Variants and Related Words
- Homostyly (n): The condition of being homostyled.
- Homostyly is less common in this genus than distyly.
- Homostylous (adj): A less common variant adjective with the same meaning as "homostyled".
- The homostylous form of the plant was observed.
Synonyms
- Isostylous (adj): Having styles of the same length. (A technical synonym used in botany).
Antonyms
- Heterostyled (adj): Having styles of different lengths within the same species.
- Heterostyled plants often exhibit a breeding system that promotes cross-pollination.
The flowers of this plant are homostyled, with each pistil reaching the same height.
Adjective
- (botany) having styles all of the same length