incubous

[ in-kyuh-buhs, ing- ]

adjective

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

incubous

/ ˈɪnkjʊbəs /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of incubous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of incubous¹

C19: from Latin incubare incubate

Example Sentences

Leaves incubous, complicate-bilobed, the lower lobe usually inflated, helmet- or club-shaped; underleaves bifid, rarely entire, with basal rootlets.

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

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Leaves large, incubous, complicate-bilobed; lower lobe ligulate, suberect; underleaves similar, decurrent at base, the apex entire.

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P. pinnàta, L. Stems irregularly pinnate, fastigiate at the ends; leaves scarcely incubous, ovate-oblong, the rounded apex sometimes slightly decurved; lower lobe minute, flat, oblong, obtuse, as long but not half as wide as the flat, entire, ovate-rectangular, scarcely decurrent underleaves.

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Leaves incubous, oblique, decurved, mostly truncate-tridentate; underleaves wider than the stem, mostly 3–4-toothed or crenate.

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