incubous

English

The leaves of Calypogeia are incubous.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs/, /ˈɪn.kjə.bəs/
• Homophone: incubus

Adjective

incubous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Describing an arrangement of leaves such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.
   • 1966, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume I, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 482:

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

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “of leaves”): succubous

Derived terms

• incubously

Related terms

• incubus

Translations

describing an arrangement of leaves such that distal parts of older leaves overlap the proximal parts of younger ones

See also

incubous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia