incubously

incubously

English

The leaves of Calypogeia are inserted incubously.

Etymology

From incubous +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

incubously (not comparable)

1. (botany) In an orientation 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 896653355, page 481:

     […] such as in the Lepidoziaceae (with primarily incubously inserted leaves […]

Antonyms

• (of leaves): succubously

Related terms

• incubous
• incubus

Translations

in an orientation such that distal parts of older leaves overlap the proximal parts of younger ones