DECUMBENT


Meaning of DECUMBENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈkəm-bənt, dē- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.