incubous
[ in-kyuh-buh s, ing- ]
/ ˈɪn kyə bəs, ˈɪŋ- /
adjective
(of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
Compare
succubous.
Words nearby incubous
Example sentences from the Web for incubous
Leaves large, complicate-bilobed, incubous; lower lobe small, bearing root-hairs; underleaves none.
Leaves small, incubous, palmately 2–4-cleft or -parted; underleaves similar, often smaller.
Incubous, with tip of one leaf lying flat over the base of the next above.
The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for incubous
incubous
/ (ˈɪnkjʊbəs) /
adjective
(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
Word Origin for incubous
C19: from Latin
incubare
incubate