anticous

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adjective

Facing toward the axis, or central part, of the flower

“anticous sepals”

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OriginLatin anticus →
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Meanings

adjectiveanticous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyFacing toward the axis, or central part, of the flower

    anticous sepals

    2 more examples

    anticous stamens

    anticous anthers

    Synonyms: introrse

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFacing toward the axis, or central part, of the flower

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introrse

Origin

  1. Latinanticus“in front, foremost”
  2. Englishanticous

From Latin anticus (“in front, foremost”), from ante (“before”).

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APA

anticous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticous

MLA

“anticous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticous.

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