English Explanatory Dictionary

decumbent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lying down; reclining on the ground.
  2. Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkʌmbənt/ /dɪˈkʊmbənt/

Word forms

decumbent

Etymology

From the present participle of Latin dēcumbō.

Derived words

decumbently subdecumbent
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