succubous

[suhk-yuh-buh s]

adjective Botany.

(of leaves) overlapping, with the base of each leaf covering part of that under it.

Compare incubous.

Origin of succubous

1855–60; < Latin succub(āre) to lie under (see succuba) + -ous

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Historical Examples of succubous

Succubous, when crowded leaves are each covered by base of next above.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for succubous

succubous

adjective

(of a liverwort) having the leaves arranged so that the upper margin of each leaf is covered by the lower margin of the next leaf alongCompare incubous

Word Origin for succubous

C19: from Late Latin succubare : see succubus

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