DECUMBENT


Meaning of DECUMBENT in English

[de.cum.bent] adj [L decumbent-, decumbens, prp. of decumbere to lie down, fr. de- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to L cubare to lie] (1656) 1: lying down

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

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