posticous

[po-stahy-kuh s]

adjective Botany.

hinder; posterior.

Origin of posticous

1865–70; < Latin postīcus behind, hinder, derivative of post after; see -ous

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It is curious as compared with Scitamineæ, in which the posticous stamen is alone fully developed.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The
William Griffith