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in•cu•bous
(in′kyə bəs, ing′-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Botany(of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it. Cf. succubous.
- Latin incub(āre) to lie upon (see incubate) + -ous
- 1855–60
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