Definition of Incubous
1. a. Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Frullania. See Succubous.
Definition of Incubous
1. having overlapping leaves [adj]
Medical Definition of Incubous
1.
Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Frullania. See Succubous.
Origin: From L. Incubare to lie on.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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