decumbent

de·cum·bent  (d-kmbnt)

adj.

1. Lying down; reclining.

2. Botany Lying or growing on the ground but with erect or rising tips: decumbent stems.

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[Latin dcumbns, dcumbent-, present participle of dcumbere, to lie down : d-, de- + -cumbere, to lie down.]

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de·cumbence (-bns), de·cumben·cy (-bn-s) n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

decumbent - lying down; in a position of comfort or rest accumbent, recumbent unerect - not upright in position or posture