decumbence


de·cum·bent

D0082700 (dĭ-kŭm′bənt)adj.1. Lying down; reclining.2. Botany Lying or growing on the ground but with erect or rising tips: decumbent stems.
[Latin dēcumbēns, dēcumbent-, present participle of dēcumbere, to lie down : dē-, de- + -cumbere, to lie down.]
de·cum′bence (-bəns), de·cum′ben·cy (-bən-sē) n.