succubous

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UK, US/ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs/UK, US/ˈsʌk.jə.bəs/

adjective

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

Opposite
incubous
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Meanings

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

    If the apical cell is slightly antically displaced, a succubous orientation of the leaf rudiments results […]

    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 482

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “of leaves”

Opposite
incubous

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

succubus
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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