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homostylic

/ˌhɒm.əˈstaɪ.lɪk/

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adjective

/ˌhɒm.əˈstaɪ.lɪk/formalscientificobsolete
  • ruБотанический термин, описывающий цветы с пестиками одинаковой длины, в настоящее время в значительной степени заменён термином 'гомостильный'.

A botanical term describing flowers that have styles of equal length, now largely replaced by the term 'homostylous'.

  1. Having styles of equal lengthC2formalscientific

    Describing a flower in which the styles (the part of the pistil connecting the stigma to the ovary) are all of the same length.

    ruРавностолбиковый

    • The botanist identified the plant as homostylic due to its uniform style lengths.
    • Homostylic flowers are often contrasted with heterostylic ones in pollination studies.
    • This species is homostylic, which affects its breeding system.

    Synonymshomostylous