| 释义 |
succubous, a. Bot.|ˈsʌkjʊbəs|
[f. L. suc- = sub- 2 + cub- (cumbĕre) to lie + -ous.]
Having the upper margin of each leaf covered by the lower margin of the one succeeding it: applied to some of the Jungermanniaceæ.
1857[see incubous]. 1861H. Macmillan Footn. Page Nat. 49 [The leaves of the liverworts] are disposed either in a spiral which turns from left to right, in which case they are called succubous, or in a spiral which turns from right to left, when they receive the name of incubous leaves. |