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Definition of: heterostyly
(het′ər·ə·stī′lē) noun Bot.
A difference in the length of the styles in flowers of the same species, whereby certain plants insure cross-pollination. Also het′er·o·sty′lism (-stī′·liz·əm). [<HETERO- + STYLE2]
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