əˈkəmbənt, (ˈ)a|k- adjective
Etymology: Latin accumbent-, accumbens, present participle of accumbere to lie down, recline at table, from ad- + -cumbere to lie down (akin to cubare to lie down) — more at hip
1. : leaning or reclining especially at meals
the Roman accumbent posture in eating
2. botany : lying against something — used chiefly of cotyledons having their edges folded against the hypocotyl (as in many crucifers); compare conduplicate , incumbent
3. zoology : closely applied to a surface (as of the wing scales of certain insects)