incubously

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

adverb

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

Opposite
succubously
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Meanings

adverbincubously (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyIn an orientation such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.

    […] such as in the Lepidoziaceae (with primarily incubously inserted leaves […]

    1966 October, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume I, New York, N.Y.; London: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 481

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “of leaves”

Opposite
succubously

Origin

From incubous + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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