incubous

American  

[in-kyuh-buhs, ing-] / ˈɪn kyə bəs, ˈɪŋ- /

adjective

1. (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.

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incubous British  

/ ˈɪnkjʊbəs /

adjective

1. (of a liverwort) having the leaves arranged so that the upper margin of each leaf lies above the lower margin of the next leaf along Compare succubous

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Etymology

Origin of incubous

1855–60; < Latin incub ( āre ) to lie upon ( incubate ) + -ous

Example Sentences

Leaves incubous, complicate-bilobed, the lower lobe usually inflated, helmet- or club-shaped; underleaves bifid, rarely entire, with basal rootlets.

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Leaves large, complicate-bilobed, incubous; lower lobe small, bearing root-hairs; underleaves none.

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Leaves large, incubous, complicate-bilobed; lower lobe ligulate, suberect; underleaves similar, decurrent at base, the apex entire.

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P. pinnàta, L. Stems irregularly pinnate, fastigiate at the ends; leaves scarcely incubous, ovate-oblong, the rounded apex sometimes slightly decurved; lower lobe minute, flat, oblong, obtuse, as long but not half as wide as the flat, entire, ovate-rectangular, scarcely decurrent underleaves.

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Leaves incubous, complicate-bilobed, each lobe divided and lacerately ciliate; underleaves 4–5-lobed, ciliate.

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