ANTICOUS

Etymology

Adjective

anticous (not comparable)

(botany) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.

Anagrams

• anctious, auctions, cautions

Source: Wiktionary


An*ti"cous, a. Etym: [L. anticus in front, foremost, fr. ante before.] (Bot.)

Definition: Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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