succubous

[ suhk-yuh-buhs ]

/ ˈsʌk yə bəs /

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adjective Botany.

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

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Compare incubous.

Origin of succubous

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

Words nearby succubous

succory, succotash, succoth, succour, succuba, succubous, succubus, succulent, succumb, succursal, succuss

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How to use succubous in a sentence

Leaves succubous, 4–5-divided, and with the underleaves setaceously fringed.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Leaves succubous, subconcave or flat, the apex rounded, rarely retuse or bidentate; underleaves none (in our species).
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Stems thalloid, with large subquadrate succubous leaves; underleaves none.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Leaves complicate-bilobed, the upper lobe smaller, the lower succubous; margins entire or dentate or ciliate; underleaves none.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Leaves rather narrow, complicate-bilobed, the lobes subequal or the upper smaller, the lower succubous; underleaves none.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for succubous

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 alongCompare incubous

Word Origin for succubous

C19: from Late Latin succubare : see succubus

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