adjective 2.Botany. (of stems, branches, etc.) lying or trailing on the ground with the extremity tending to ascend.
Origin: 1635–45; <
Latin dēcumbent- (stem of
dēcumbēns), present participle of
dēcumbere. See
decubitus,
-ent Related forms de·cum·bence, de·cum·ben·cy, noun
de·cum·bent·ly, adverb