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succubously

UK/ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs.li/

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

Adverb

succubously (not comparable)

  1. In an orientation such that proximal (posterior) parts of older leaves overlap the distal (anterior) parts of younger ones.
    • […] and the Trichocoleaceae (with predominantly succubously inserted leaves but Eotrichocolea with the leaves incubous; […]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 succubously

Origin of succubously

From succubous + -ly.

Questions about succubously

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

Words near succubously in the dictionary

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

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