ANTICAL

Etymology

Adjective

antical (not comparable)

(botany) Oriented towards the apex.

(botany) Of or pertaining to the surface of a prostrate thallus that is oriented away from the substrate.

Antonyms

• (towards the apex): postical

• (of side away from substrate): postical

Anagrams

• actinal, alicant

Source: Wiktionary



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