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posticous
[po-stahy-kuhs]
adjective
Botany.
hinder; posterior.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of posticous1
1865–70; < Latin postīcus behind, hinder, derivative of post after; -ous
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Sanders, singular in the inequality of the calyx and the great development of the posticous sepal.
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It is curious as compared with Scitamineæ, in which the posticous stamen is alone fully developed.
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