decumbency

Variant of decumbent

decumbent definition

de·cum·bent (dē kum′bənt)

adjective

  1. lying down
  2. Bot. trailing on the ground and rising at the tip, as some stems

Etymology: L decumbens, prp. of decumbere, to lie down < de-, down + -cumbere < cubare, to recline, lie down: see cube

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