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单词 heterostyly
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Definition of heterostyly in English:

heterostyly

nounˈhɛtərə(ʊ)ˌstʌɪliˈhedərəˌstīlē
mass nounBotany
  • The condition (e.g. in primroses) of having styles of different lengths relative to the stamens in the flowers of different individual plants, to reduce self-fertilization.

    〔植〕花柱异长(如樱草花)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tylosema, in the tribe Cercideae, has been little investigated but heterostyly, unknown elsewhere in the Fabaceae, has been reported in all four species of the genus.
    • One of the earliest hypothesized and widely known cases of a coadapted gene complex in plants is that of heterostyly.
    • Although gender specialization is not a regular feature of heterostyly, reproductive differences between morphs has been reported for most studied distylous species.
    • Flowering plants have several mechanisms that have evolved to prevent self-fertilization, e.g. self-incompatibility systems, heterostyly and dichogamy.
    • Darwin's correlation between the phenotype and the cross-compatibility of the two forms of flower provided the foundation for subsequent analyses of heterostyly in Primula.

Derivatives

  • heterostyled

  • adjective
    Botany
  • heterostylous

  • adjective
    Botany
    • Both F. jinshaense and F. gilesii are self-incompatible with heterostylous flowers and are diploid.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In addition, unlike most heterostylous species, the two floral morphs in Narcissus spp. do not differ in pollen size or pollen production.
      • Pentanisia appears to exhibit dimorphisms typically associated with heterostylous plants.
      • Field observations confirmed that the species is heterostylous with the pistil and anthers exhibiting reciprocal heights in the two morphs, although pollen size and sculpturing do not vary.
      • Nivenia stokoei have pale to deep blue flowers, but the flowers are not heterostylous.

Origin

Late 19th century: from hetero- 'different' + Greek stulos 'column' + -y3.

Definition of heterostyly in US English:

heterostyly

nounˈhedərəˌstīlē
Botany
  • The condition (e.g. in primroses) of having styles of different lengths relative to the stamens in the flowers of different individual plants, to reduce self-fertilization.

    〔植〕花柱异长(如樱草花)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Flowering plants have several mechanisms that have evolved to prevent self-fertilization, e.g. self-incompatibility systems, heterostyly and dichogamy.
    • Tylosema, in the tribe Cercideae, has been little investigated but heterostyly, unknown elsewhere in the Fabaceae, has been reported in all four species of the genus.
    • Although gender specialization is not a regular feature of heterostyly, reproductive differences between morphs has been reported for most studied distylous species.
    • Darwin's correlation between the phenotype and the cross-compatibility of the two forms of flower provided the foundation for subsequent analyses of heterostyly in Primula.
    • One of the earliest hypothesized and widely known cases of a coadapted gene complex in plants is that of heterostyly.

Origin

Late 19th century: from hetero- ‘different’ + Greek stulos ‘column’ + -y.

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