- anticous
- a. Botany, turning away from axis.
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Anticous — An*ti cous, a. [L. anticus in front, foremost, fr. ante before.] (Bot.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anticous — /an tīˈkəs/ (botany) adjective On the anterior side, or away from the axis ORIGIN: L antīcus in front, from ante before … Useful english dictionary
Commelina communis — Asiatic dayflower Commelina communis flowers after rain Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
