DECUMBENT


Meaning of DECUMBENT in English

[ dɪ'kʌmb(ə)nt ]

■ adjective Botany (of a plant stem) lying along the ground, with the extremity upturned.

Origin

C18: from L. ~- , decumbere 'lie down'.

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