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heterostyled

[ het-er-uh-stahyld ]

adjective

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterostyled1

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

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Example Sentences

The nature of heterostyled plants may be illustrated in the primrose, one of the best known examples of the class.

The heterostyled plants are normally dependent on a process corresponding to hybridisation.

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