SUCCUBOUS

Meaning of SUCCUBOUS in English

/suk"yeuh beuhs/ , adj. Bot.

(of leaves) overlapping, with the base of each leaf covering part of that under it. Cf. incubous .

[ 1855-60; succub ( are ) to lie under (see SUCCUBA) + -OUS ]

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SUCCUBOUS — ˈsəkyəbəs adjective Etymology: Latin succub are to lie under + English -ous 1. of leaves : being so arranged that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUCCUBOUS — (a.) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one is covered by the base of the …
Английский словарь Webster
SUCCUBOUS — ( a. ) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one is covered by the base …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUCCUBOUS — adj having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one is covered by the base of the …
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PLAGIOCHILA — ˌplājēōˈkīlə noun Etymology: New Latin, from plagi- + Greek cheilos lip — more at gill 1. capitalized : a genus …
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INCUBOUS — ˈiŋkyəbəs, ˈink- adjective Etymology: Latin incubare to lie upon + English -ous — more at incubate 1. of leaves : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INCUBOUS — (a.) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next …
Английский словарь Webster
INCUBOUS — ( a. ) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INCUBOUS — /in"kyeuh beuhs, ing"-/ , adj. (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INCUBOUS — adj having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next …
Webster English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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