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homostyled

/ˈhɒm.ə.staɪld/

Traduction: Adjectif botanique désuet qualifiant une fleur dont les styles ont tous la même longueur, par opposition aux fleurs hétérostyles.

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adjective

/ˈhɒm.ə.staɪld/formalscientificobsolète
  • frAdjectif botanique désuet qualifiant une fleur dont les styles ont tous la même longueur, par opposition aux fleurs hétérostyles.

An obsolete botanical term describing a flower in which the styles are all of the same length, typically in contrast to heterostyled flowers.

  1. having styles of equal lengthC2formalscientific

    Describing flowers in which the styles (the stalk-like parts of the pistil) are all the same length within a single plant or species.

    frhomostylé

    • In homostyled primroses, all flowers have styles of identical length, unlike the heterostyled varieties.
    • The botanist classified the specimen as homostyled due to the uniform style measurements.
    • This species is primarily homostyled, which promotes self-pollination.
    • Homostyled flowers are rare in this genus; most species exhibit heterostyly.

    Synonymeshomostylichomostylous