faucial, a.
(ˈfɔːʃ(ɪ)əl, -ʃəl)
[as if f. L. fauci-, faucēs (see fauces) + -al1. Cf. faucal.]
a. Of or pertaining to the fauces. Of a sound: Proceeding from the fauces. b. Bot. Pertaining to the fauces or ‘throat’ of a flower.
| 1807 Ann. Reg. 932 That hoarse faucial noise before mentioned. 1840 Poe W. Wilson Wks. (1864) I. 423 My rival had a weakness in the faucial or guttural organs. 1845 Lindley Sch. Bot. v. (1858) 60 Stamens..arising from the outside of an annular faucial disk. |