bənt adjective
1.
reclining; recumbent: accumbent posture.
2.
Botany. lying against something.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | botany (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing |
| 2. | a rare word for recumbent |
| [C18: from Latin accumbere to recline] | |
| ac'cumbency | |
| —n | |
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Accumbent
is always a great word to know.
So is archegonia. Does it mean:
| organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material |
| female reproductive organ which produces eggs in bryophytes, ferns and most gymnosperms |
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