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incubous

UK/ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs/

incubous adjective: describing an arrangement of leaves such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.

incubous: describing an arrangement of leaves such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the...
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Adjective

incubous (not comparable)

  1. Describing an arrangement of leaves such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.
    • If the apical cell is slightly postically displaced, an incubous orientation of the leaf rudiments ensues […]1966 October, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, “Morphology of the Vegetative Organs”, in The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume I, New York, N.Y.; London...

Antonyms of incubous

Words formed from incubous

Questions about incubous

What does incubous mean?
Incubous means describing an arrangement of leaves such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.
What part of speech is incubous?
Incubous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce incubous?
Incubous is pronounced /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs/ (UK).

Words near incubous in the dictionary

  1. incubees
  2. incubes
  3. incubi
  4. incubing
  5. incubiture
  6. incubous
  7. incubously
  8. incubus
  9. incubuses
  10. incudal
  11. incudate

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