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succubous
[ suhk-yuh-buhs ]
adjective
, Botany.
- (of leaves) overlapping, with the base of each leaf covering part of that under it.
succubous
/ ˈsʌkjʊbəs /
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 along Compare incubous
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Word History and Origins
Origin of succubous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of succubous1
C19: from Late Latin succubare : see succubus
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Example Sentences
Leaves succubous, 4–5-divided, and with the underleaves setaceously fringed.
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Leaves succubous, subconcave or flat, the apex rounded, rarely retuse or bidentate; underleaves none (in our species).
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Stems thalloid, with large subquadrate succubous leaves; underleaves none.
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Leaves complicate-bilobed, the upper lobe smaller, the lower succubous; margins entire or dentate or ciliate; underleaves none.
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Leaves rather narrow, complicate-bilobed, the lobes subequal or the upper smaller, the lower succubous; underleaves none.
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