Erecto-patent
Pronunciation : E*rec"to-pat"ent
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Standing partially spread and erect; -- said of the wings of certain insects.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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