decumbent
[ dih-kuhm-buh nt ]
/ dɪˈkʌm bənt /
adjective
lying down; recumbent.
Botany.
(of stems, branches, etc.) lying or trailing on the ground with the extremity tending to ascend.
Origin of decumbent
OTHER WORDS FROM decumbent
de·cum·bence, de·cum·ben·cy, noun de·cum·bent·ly, adverbWords nearby decumbent
decubitus paralysis,
decubitus ulcer,
deculturate,
deculture,
decuman,
decumbent,
decuple,
decurion,
decurrent,
decurved,
decury
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British Dictionary definitions for decumbent
decumbent
/ (dɪˈkʌmbənt) /
adjective
lying down or lying flat
botany
(of certain stems) lying flat with the tip growing upwards
Derived forms of decumbent
decumbence or decumbency, noun decumbently, adverbWord Origin for decumbent
C17: from Latin
dēcumbēns, present participle of
dēcumbere to lie down