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Postical vs Poetical - What's the difference?

postical | poetical |

As adjectives the difference between postical and poetical

is that postical is (botany) oriented towards the base while poetical is of or pertaining to poetry, suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry.

postical

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (botany) Oriented towards the base.
  • (botany) Of or pertaining to the surface of a prostrate thallus that is oriented towards the substrate.

    • Antonyms

    * (towards the apex) antical * (of side away from substrate) antical

    Anagrams

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    poetical

    English

    Alternative forms

    * poetic

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to poetry, suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry.
  • expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry.
    • (Webster 1913)