Incubous
Pronunciation : In"cu*bous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [From L. incubare to lie on.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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