microstylous,a.Bot.|maɪkrəʊˈstaɪləs| [mod.f.Gr. µῑκρό-ς small + στῦλο-ς pillar, style + -ous.] Having a short style in association with elevated anthers. 1887Ward tr.Sachs' Phys. Plants xlv. 790 When the pollen of the macrostylous flowers is transferred to the microstylous stigma.