heterostylous

Variant of heterostyly

heterostyly definition

hetero·styly (het′ər ō stī′lē)

noun

the condition in which flowers on polymorphous plants have styles of different lengths, thereby encouraging cross-pollination

Etymology: hetero- + styl(e) + -y

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