Anterior vs Incubous - What's the difference?
anterior | incubous |
Before in place.
Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding.
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human.
(botany) Describing an arrangement of leaves such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.
*
As adjectives the difference between anterior and incubous
is that anterior is before in place while incubous is (botany) describing an arrangement of leaves such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones.anterior
English
Alternative forms
* anteriour (obsolete)Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* (before in place) posterior * (anatomy) posteriorDerived Terms
* anteriorlyCoordinate terms
* *Anagrams
* ----incubous
English
Adjective
(-)- If the apical cell is slightly postically displaced, an incubous orientation of the leaf rudiments ensues