Incubous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incubous \In"cu*bous\, a. [From L. incubare to lie on.] (Bot.)
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]