antical en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin antīcus (“anterior”) + -al.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Oriented towards the apex.
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the surface of a prostrate thallus that is oriented away from the substrate.
The antical margin is entire, the apex is usually tipped with a single acuminate tooth, although a second smaller tooth is sometimes present at the antical base of the apical tooth, or the apex may even be subequally bispinose.
1914, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, page 593: