The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anticous
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.
Wiktionary
anticous
a. (context botany English) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.