DECUMBENT


Meaning of DECUMBENT in English

-nt adjective

Etymology: Latin decumbent-, decumbens, present participle of decumbere to lie down, from de- + -cumbere to lie down — more at succumb

1. : lying down : recumbent

2. of a plant stem or shoot : reclining on the ground but with ascending apex or extremity

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