homostyly

/hɒməˈstɪli/

Definitions

1. noun

A phenomenon in plants where individuals of the same species have similar or identical physical characteristics, such as leaf shape or flower size, often resulting in reduced genetic variation.

“The study of homostyly in wildflowers revealed a correlation between homostyly and reduced pollinator diversity.”

Synonyms

  • conformity
  • uniformity

Antonyms

  • anisostyly
  • heterostyly