SUPERINCUMBENT
\sˌuːpəɹɪnkˈʌmbənt], \sˌuːpəɹɪnkˈʌmbənt], \s_ˌuː_p_ə_ɹ_ɪ_n_k_ˈʌ_m_b_ə_n_t]\
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lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else; "superincumbent layers of dead plants cut off the air and arrested decomposition"
By Princeton University
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.