E‐rec″to–pat″ent (?), a. 1. (Bot.) Having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading.
2. (Zoöl.) Standing partially spread and erect; — said of the wings of certain insects.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.