incubous

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UK, US/ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs/UK, US/ˈɪn.kjə.bəs/

adjective

Describing an arrangement of leaves such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.

Opposite
succubous
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Meanings

adjectiveincubous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing an arrangement of leaves such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.

    If the apical cell is slightly postically displaced, an incubous orientation of the leaf rudiments ensues […]

    1966 October, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, “Morphology of the Vegetative Organs”, in The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume I, New York, N.Y.; London: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 482

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “of leaves”

Opposite
succubous

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

incubus
Cite this entry
APA

incubous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incubous

MLA

“incubous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incubous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incubous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incubous.

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