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单词 mesostylous
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mesostylousadj.

Brit. /ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈstʌɪləs/, /ˌmɛzə(ʊ)ˈstʌɪləs/, /ˌmiːsə(ʊ)ˈstʌɪləs/, /ˌmiːzə(ʊ)ˈstʌɪləs/, U.S. /ˌmɛzoʊˈstaɪləs/, /ˌmɛsoʊˈstaɪləs/; see also meso- comb. form.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: meso- comb. form, -stylous comb. form.
Etymology: < meso- comb. form + -stylous comb. form, after German mesostyl (1882 in the passage translated in quot. 1887). Compare macrostylous adj. at macro- comb. form 1b and microstylous adj.
Botany. rare.
Having a style of intermediate length. Cf. macrostylous adj. at macro- comb. form 1b, microstylous adj.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having particular shape, form, or arrangement
papilionaceous1668
umbellated1682
fistulous1690
umbelliferous1753
umbellate1760
butterfly-shaped1763
starry-eyed1793
umbelled1793
agglomerate1849
macrostylous1857
mesostylous1887
umbelliform1891
1887 H. M. Ward tr. J. von Sachs Lect. Physiol. Plants 790 In addition to those with macrostylous and those with microstylous flowers, there is found also one with mesostylous flowers.
1980 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 67 826 In macrostylous flowers the longer stamens with small glands on the upper half, in mesostylous flowers (most frequent) the short stamens very short.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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