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homostylous

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ho⋅mo⋅styled

  [hoh-moh-stahyld]
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–adjective
(of a plant) having styles of the same form or length in all flowers.
Also, ho⋅mo⋅sty⋅lous, ho⋅mo⋅sty⋅lic.

Origin:
1875–80; homo- + styled

Related forms:
ho⋅mo⋅styl⋅ism, ho⋅mo⋅sty⋅ly, noun
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ho·mo·styled   (hō'mō-stīld')   
adj.  Having the same relation of length between stamens and styles of different species.
ho'mo·sty'lous adj., ho'mo·sty'ly n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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