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decumbent

[ dih-kuhm-buhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

lying down; recumbent.
Botany. (of stems, branches, etc.) lying or trailing on the ground with the extremity tending to ascend.

decumbent

/ dɪˈkʌmbənt /

1635–45; < Latin dēcumbent- (stem of dēcumbēns ), present participle of dēcumbere. See decubitus, -ent

C17: from Latin dēcumbēns, present participle of dēcumbere to lie down

The frond is long and narrow, and rarely rises erect, but usually is decumbent or reclined in position.

In this case the mule was found decumbent on a concrete floor.

These root-like fibres then branch out, sending out straight or decumbent articulated stems.

“A. elymoides,” weeping Mitchell grass; plant decumbent, the stems several feet long.

Some are attached by the whole length of the shell, they are then said to be decumbent.

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