homostylous
Definition
- Adjective:
- (Botany) Having styles all of the same length: Describes a plant, especially a flower, in which all the styles (the slender, elongated parts of the pistil that connect the stigma to the ovary) are of uniform length. This is a morphological characteristic.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Primula vulgaris is a homostylous species, unlike its heterostylous relatives.
- The botanist noted the homostylous condition of the flowers, which simplified the pollination study.
Advanced Usage
- Technical Botanical Context: The term is primarily used in technical botanical descriptions and discussions of plant reproductive biology, often in contrast to "heterostylous."
- The evolution from a heterostylous to a homostylous breeding system was a key finding of the research.
Variants and Related Words
- Homostyly (n): The condition of being homostylous.
- Homostyly is less common in the genus Primula.
- Heterostylous (adj): Having styles of different lengths within a flower or among flowers of the same species.
- Heterostylous plants often have a specific pollination mechanism.
Synonyms
- Isostylous: Having styles of equal length. (Note: This is a more specialized synonym and is less commonly used than "homostylous.")
Antonyms
- Heterostylous: Having styles of different lengths.
Adjective
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(botany) having styles all of the same length
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