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单词 incubous
释义

incubous

[ in-kyuh-buhs, ing- ]
/ ˈɪn kyə bəs, ˈɪŋ- /

adjective

(of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
Compare succubous.

Origin of incubous

1855–60; <Latin incub(āre) to lie upon (see incubate) + -ous

Words nearby incubous

incubation, incubation patch, incubation period, incubative stage, incubator, incubous, incubus, incudal, incudectomy, incudes, incudomalleal
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Example sentences from the Web for incubous

  • Leaves large, complicate-bilobed, incubous; lower lobe small, bearing root-hairs; underleaves none.

    The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
  • Leaves small, incubous, palmately 2–4-cleft or -parted; underleaves similar, often smaller.

    The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
  • Incubous, with tip of one leaf lying flat over the base of the next above.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for incubous

incubous
/ (ˈɪnkjʊbəs) /

adjective

(of a liverwort) having the leaves arranged so that the upper margin of each leaf lies above the lower margin of the next leaf alongCompare succubous

Word Origin for incubous

C19: from Latin incubare incubate
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