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succubous

UK/ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs/

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

Adjective

succubous (not comparable)

  1. Describing an arrangement of leaves such that proximal (posterior) parts of older leaves overlap the distal (anterior) parts of younger ones.
    • If the apical cell is slightly antically displaced, a succubous orientation of the leaf rudiments results […]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 482

Antonyms of succubous

Words formed from succubous

Questions about succubous

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

Words near succubous in the dictionary

  1. succubation
  2. succubi
  3. succubine
  4. succubitch
  5. succubitches
  6. succubous
  7. succubously
  8. succubus
  9. succubuses
  10. succubuslike
  11. succubustic

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