declinate,a.Bot.|ˈdɛklɪnət| [ad. L. dēclīnāt-us, pa.pple. of dēclīnāre to bend away or down.] Inclined downwards or leaning to one side. 1810W. Roxburgh in Asiatic Res. XI. 346 Zinziber Zerumbet..Stems declinate.1870Hooker Stud. Flora 235 Stamens..erect or declinate.