Decumbent definition
Lying down; reclining.
adjective
(botany) Lying or growing on the ground but with erect or rising tips.
Decumbent stems.
adjective
Lying down.
adjective
(bot.) Trailing on the ground and rising at the tip, as some stems.
adjective
(botany) Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.
adjective
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Origin of decumbent
- Latin dēcumbēns dēcumbent- present participle of dēcumbere to lie down dē- de- -cumbere to lie down
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Latin decumbere.
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