decumbent
adjective
- lying down
- Bot. trailing on the ground and rising at the tip, as some stems
See decumbent in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭ-kŭmˈbənt)
adjective- Lying down; reclining.
- Botany Lying or growing on the ground but with erect or rising tips: decumbent stems.
Related Forms:
- de·cumˈbence (-bəns), de·cumˈben·cy (-bən-sē) noun
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