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HOMOSTYLOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does homostylous mean? 

HOMOSTYLOUS (adjective)
  The adjective HOMOSTYLOUS has 1 sense:

1. (botany) having styles all of the same lengthplay

  Familiarity information: HOMOSTYLOUS used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOMOSTYLOUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(botany) having styles all of the same length

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

homostyled; homostylic; homostylous

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

style ((botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma)


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