a. Bot. [f. mod.L. systylus (f. Gr. σύν SYN- + στῦλος column) + -OUS.] a. In mosses, having the lid permanently fixed to the columella. b. Having the styles united into a single column.

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1863.  M. J. Berkeley, Brit. Mosses, Gloss. 313. Systylous, used when the lid adheres to the columella.

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