Decumbent \De*cum"bent\, a. [L. decumbens, -entis, p. pr. of
decumbere; de- + cumbere (only in comp.), cubare to lie
down.]
1. Lying down; prostrate; recumbent.
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The decumbent portraiture of a woman. --Ashmole.
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2. (Bot.) Reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand,
and tending to rise at the summit or apex; as, a decumbent
stem. --Gray.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
decumbent
adj : lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: accumbent,
recumbent, reclining]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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