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Posterior vs Succubous - What's the difference?

posterior | succubous |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between posterior and succubous

is that posterior is (botany) next to, or facing the main stem or axis while succubous is (botany) describing an arrangement of leaves such that proximal (posterior) parts of older leaves overlap the distal (anterior) parts of younger ones.

As adjectives the difference between posterior and succubous

is that posterior is located behind, or towards the rear of an object while succubous is (botany) describing an arrangement of leaves such that proximal (posterior) parts of older leaves overlap the distal (anterior) parts of younger ones.

As a noun posterior

is (euphemistic) the buttocks.

posterior

English

Alternative forms

* posteriour (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
  • Following in order or in time.
  • (anatomy) Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
  • (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
  • Synonyms

    * (located behind or towards the rear) rear, hinder, back * (Following in order or in time) later

    Antonyms

    * anterior

    Derived terms

    * posteriorly

    Coordinate terms

    * *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (euphemistic) The buttocks.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    succubous

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Describing an arrangement of leaves such that proximal (posterior) parts of older leaves overlap the distal (anterior) parts of younger ones.
  • *
  • If the apical cell is slightly antically displaced, a succubous orientation of the leaf rudiments results

    Antonyms

    * (of leaves) incubous

    Derived terms

    * succubously