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erectopatent, a.|ɪˌrɛktəʊˈpætənt, ˈpeɪtənt|
[f. ērecto- used as combining form of L. ērectus (see erect ppl. a.) + patent.]
a. Bot. Having a position intermediate between erect and spreading.
b. Entom. ‘When the primary wings of an insect at rest are erect and the secondary horizontal’ (Maunder 1848).
1848Johnston in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. 290 Those on the back are capitate and barbed with numerous erecto⁓patent spinules. 1870Hooker Stud. Flora 18 Fumaria densiflora..pedicels erecto-patent. |