succubously

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From succubous +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs.li/, /ˈsʌk.jə.bəs.li/

Adverb

[edit]

succubously (not comparable)

  1. (botany) In an orientation such that proximal (posterior) parts of older leaves overlap the distal (anterior) 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, page 481:
      [] and the Trichocoleaceae (with predominantly succubously inserted leaves but Eotrichocolea with the leaves incubous; []

Antonyms

[edit]
[edit]

Translations

[edit]