heterostyled
or het·er·o·sty·lous
[ het-er-uh-stahyld or het-er-uh-stahy-luh s ]
/ ˈhɛt ər əˌstaɪld or ˌhɛt ər əˈstaɪ ləs /
adjective
(of a plant) having styles of different forms or lengths in the flowers.
Words nearby heterostyled
heterosis,
heterosocial,
heterosporous,
heterospory,
heterostracan,
heterostyled,
heterostyly,
heterosuggestion,
heterotactic,
heterotaxia,
heterotaxic
Example sentences from the Web for heterostyled
The heterostyled plants are normally dependent on a process corresponding to hybridisation.
Darwin and Modern Science |A.C. Seward and OthersThe nature of heterostyled plants may be illustrated in the primrose, one of the best known examples of the class.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II) |Charles Darwin