heterostyled

American  

[het-er-uh-stahyld] / ˈhɛt ər əˌstaɪld /

Also heterostylous

adjective

1. (of a plant) having styles of different forms or lengths in the flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of heterostyled

First recorded in 1870–75; hetero- + -style ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

On the other hand, the short-styled plants of this species, differently from those of P. officinalis, were fertile with their own pollen in a quite remarkable degree for a heterostyled plant.

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

That such reduction or suppression has occurred in some heterostyled plants is almost certain.

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

Linum grandiflorum shows us that a plant may be heterostyled in function in the highest degree, and yet the two forms may have stamens of equal length, and pollen-grains of equal size.

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

The ovules of a heterostyled trimorphic plant are affected very differently by pollen from the three sets of stamens belonging to the same species.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

Exactly the same thing occurs with the two forms of a heterostyled species.

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