succubous
(of leaves) overlapping, with the base of each leaf covering part of that under it.
Origin of succubous
1- Compare incubous.
Words Nearby succubous
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How to use succubous in a sentence
Leaves succubous, 4–5-divided, and with the underleaves setaceously fringed.
Leaves succubous, subconcave or flat, the apex rounded, rarely retuse or bidentate; underleaves none (in our species).
Stems thalloid, with large subquadrate succubous leaves; underleaves none.
Leaves complicate-bilobed, the upper lobe smaller, the lower succubous; margins entire or dentate or ciliate; underleaves none.
Leaves rather narrow, complicate-bilobed, the lobes subequal or the upper smaller, the lower succubous; underleaves none.
British Dictionary definitions for succubous
/ (ˈsʌkjʊbəs) /
(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 along: Compare incubous
Origin of succubous
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