succubous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌk.jə.bəs/ (UK, US)
- /ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs/ (UK, US)
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Describing 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:
Antonyms
incubous (antonym(s) of “of leaves”)