succubously

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

adverb

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

Opposite
incubously
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Meanings

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

    […] and the Trichocoleaceae (with predominantly succubously inserted leaves but Eotrichocolea with the leaves incubous; […]

    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
incubously

Origin

From succubous + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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