Accumbent \Ac*cum"bent\ (-bent), a.
1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
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The Roman . . . accumbent posture in eating.
--Arbuthnot.
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2. (Bot.) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf
against another leaf. --Gray.
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Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against
the caulicle. --Eaton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Accumbent \Ac*cum"bent\, n.
One who reclines at table.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
accumbent
adj : lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: decumbent,
recumbent, reclining]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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