accumbent

[ uh-kuhm-buhnt ]

/ əˈkʌm bənt /

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adjective

reclining; recumbent: accumbent posture.

Botany. lying against something.

Origin of accumbent

1650–60; <Latin accumbent- (stem of accumbēns, present participle of accumbere), equivalent to ac-ac- + cumb- (nasalized variant of cub- lie, recline; see covey) + -ent--ent

OTHER WORDS FROM accumbent

ac·cum·ben·cy, noun

Words nearby accumbent

acculturate, acculturation, acculturationist, acculturize, accum., accumbent, accumulate, accumulation, accumulation point, accumulative, accumulator

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Example sentences from the Web for accumbent

The radicle r is folded on the edges of the cotyledons c which are accumbent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
Seed of Bitter Cress, Barbarea, cut across to show the accumbent cotyledons.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Accumbent, ak-kumb′ent, adj. lying down or reclining on a couch.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
The cotyledons are accumbent when they lie with their edges against the radicle, 128.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for accumbent

accumbent

/ (əˈkʌmbənt) /

adjective

botany (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing

a rare word for recumbent

Derived forms of accumbent

accumbency, noun

Word Origin for accumbent

C18: from Latin accumbere to recline

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单词	accumbent
释义	accumbent [ uh-kuhm-buhnt ] / əˈkʌm bənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR accumbent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective reclining; recumbent: accumbent posture. Botany. lying against something. Origin of accumbent 1650–60; <Latin accumbent- (stem of accumbēns, present participle of accumbere), equivalent to ac-ac- + cumb- (nasalized variant of cub- lie, recline; see covey) + -ent--ent OTHER WORDS FROM accumbent ac·cum·ben·cy, noun Words nearby accumbent acculturate, acculturation, acculturationist, acculturize, accum., accumbent, accumulate, accumulation, accumulation point, accumulative, accumulator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accumbent The radicle r is folded on the edges of the cotyledons c which are accumbent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3\|Various Seed of Bitter Cress, Barbarea, cut across to show the accumbent cotyledons. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Accumbent, ak-kumb′ent, adj. lying down or reclining on a couch. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various The cotyledons are accumbent when they lie with their edges against the radicle, 128. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for accumbent accumbent / (əˈkʌmbənt) / adjective botany (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing a rare word for recumbent Derived forms of accumbent accumbency, noun Word Origin for accumbent C18: from Latin accumbere to recline Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to accumbent even, level, straight, smooth, uniform, plane, flush, parallel, regular, flat, horizontal, prone, prostrate, reclining, recumbent, aligned
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accumbent

adjective

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adjective

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