decumbent

[ dih-kuhm-buhnt ]

/ dɪˈkʌm bənt /

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adjective

lying down; recumbent.

Botany. (of stems, branches, etc.) lying or trailing on the ground with the extremity tending to ascend.

Origin of decumbent

1635–45; <Latin dēcumbent- (stem of dēcumbēns), present participle of dēcumbere.See decubitus, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM decumbent

de·cum·bence, de·cum·ben·cy, nounde·cum·bent·ly, adverb

Words nearby decumbent

decubitus paralysis, decubitus ulcer, deculturate, deculture, decuman, decumbent, decuple, decurion, decurrent, decurved, decury

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Example sentences from the Web for decumbent

Decumbent, reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
As one might expect, the position of greatest ease is the decumbent.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
The frond is long and narrow, and rarely rises erect, but usually is decumbent or reclined in position.
Beautiful Ferns|Daniel Cady Eaton
Many plants habitually propagate by means of decumbent shoots and runners.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey

Decumbent, reclined on the ground, the summit tending to rise, 39.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for decumbent

decumbent

/ (dɪˈkʌmbənt) /

adjective

lying down or lying flat

botany (of certain stems) lying flat with the tip growing upwards

Derived forms of decumbent

decumbence or decumbency, noundecumbently, adverb

Word Origin for decumbent

C17: from Latin dēcumbēns, present participle of dēcumbere to lie down

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单词	decumbent
释义	decumbent [ dih-kuhm-buhnt ] / dɪˈkʌm bənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decumbent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective lying down; recumbent. Botany. (of stems, branches, etc.) lying or trailing on the ground with the extremity tending to ascend. Origin of decumbent 1635–45; <Latin dēcumbent- (stem of dēcumbēns), present participle of dēcumbere.See decubitus, -ent OTHER WORDS FROM decumbent de·cum·bence, de·cum·ben·cy, nounde·cum·bent·ly, adverb Words nearby decumbent decubitus paralysis, decubitus ulcer, deculturate, deculture, decuman, decumbent, decuple, decurion, decurrent, decurved, decury Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decumbent Decumbent, reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray As one might expect, the position of greatest ease is the decumbent. Diseases of the Horse's Foot\|Harry Caulton Reeks The frond is long and narrow, and rarely rises erect, but usually is decumbent or reclined in position. Beautiful Ferns\|Daniel Cady Eaton Many plants habitually propagate by means of decumbent shoots and runners. The Nursery Book\|Liberty Hyde Bailey Decumbent, reclined on the ground, the summit tending to rise, 39. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for decumbent decumbent / (dɪˈkʌmbənt) / adjective lying down or lying flat botany (of certain stems) lying flat with the tip growing upwards Derived forms of decumbent decumbence or decumbency, noundecumbently, adverb Word Origin for decumbent C17: from Latin dēcumbēns, present participle of dēcumbere to lie down 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 decumbent flat, horizontal, prone, prostrate, reclining, recumbent, accumbent
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decumbent

adjective

Origin of decumbent

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British Dictionary definitions for decumbent

adjective

Derived forms of decumbent

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