adj.
Pronunciation: di- ' k ə m-b ə nt, d ē -
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin decumbent-, decumbens, present participle of decumbere to lie down, from de- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to Latin cubare to lie
Date: 1656
1 : lying down
2 of a plant : reclining on the ground but with ascending apex or extremity