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Webster 1913 Edition

Decumbent

De-cum′bent

,
Adj.
[L.
decumbens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
decumbere
;
de-
+
cumbere
(only in comp.),
cubare
to lie down.]
1.
Lying down; prostrate; recumbent.
The
decumbent
portraiture of a woman.
Ashmole.
2.
(Bot.)
Reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand, and tending to rise at the summit or apex;
as, a
decumbent
stem
.
Gray.

Webster 1828 Edition

Decumbent

DECUMBENT

,
Adj.
In botany, declined or bending down; having the stamens and pistils bending down to the lower side; as a decumbent flower.

Definition 2024

decumbent

decumbent

English

Adjective

decumbent ‎(comparative more decumbent, superlative most decumbent)

  1. (botany) Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.

Translations

Latin

Verb

dēcumbent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of dēcumbō

Etymology

Latin decumbere.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈkʌmbənt/, /dɪˈkʊmbənt/

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