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faucal

(fô′kəl)

adjective

Phonet. of or articulated in the fauces: said of certain speech sounds, as guttural sounds in the Semitic languages

Origin: < fauces + -al

See faucal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Botany

Relating to the throat of a corolla with fused petals.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin faux, fauc-, throat

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