- lying down
- Bot. trailing on the ground and rising at the tip, as some stems
Origin of decumbent
Classical Latin decumbens, present participle of decumbere, to lie down from de-, down + -cumbere from cubare, to recline, lie down: see cubedecumbent
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decumbent
adjective
- Lying down; reclining.
- Botany Lying or growing on the ground but with erect or rising tips: decumbent stems.
Origin of decumbent
Latin dēcumbēns dēcumbent- present participle of dēcumbere to lie down dē- de- -cumbere to lie downRelated Forms:
- de·cum′bence de·cum′ben·cy
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Adjective
(comparative more decumbent, superlative most decumbent)
- (botany) Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.
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Latin decumbere.
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