posticous

English

Etymology

Latin posticus.

Adjective

posticous (not comparable)

1. (botany) posterior

   posticous petal

   posticous sepal

2. (botany) Situated on the outer side of a filament; said of an extrorse anther.

References

• “posticous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.