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incubously

UK/ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs.li/

incubously adverb: in an orientation such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.

incubously: in an orientation such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal...
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Adverb

incubously (not comparable)

  1. In an orientation such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.
    • […] such as in the Lepidoziaceae (with primarily incubously inserted leaves […]1966 October, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume I, New York, N.Y.; London: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 481

Antonyms of incubously

Origin of incubously

From incubous + -ly.

Questions about incubously

What does incubously mean?
Incubously means in an orientation such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.
What part of speech is incubously?
Incubously is an adverb.
How do you pronounce incubously?
Incubously is pronounced /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs.li/ (UK).

Words near incubously in the dictionary

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

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