(in a flower) The part of the carpel that receives pollen and on which it germinates. May be at the tip of a short or long style or may be reduced to a stigmatic surface at the apex of the ovary.
style
Generally an elongated structure arising from the ovary bearing the stigma at its tip.
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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
Recommended citation 'Edgeworthia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/edgeworthia/). Accessed 2024-03-29.
A genus of two Asiatic shrubs allied to Daphne, differing in the cylindric style with an elongated stigma (in Daphne the stigma is capitate and usually sessile).