Definition of decumbent in English:
decumbent
adjective dɪˈkʌmb(ə)ntdəˈkəmbənt
Botany (of a plant) lying along the ground or along a surface, with the extremity curving upwards.
Example sentencesExamples
- P. myriophylla is a woody subshrub that forms patches of prostrate or decumbent stems often rooting at the nodes.
- However, most of the material was atypical being much smaller in all aspects, often decumbent, with club-shaped, pubescent capsules.
- The occurrence of trees with decumbent stem form was also noted and leaning of the stem from a vertical posture was visually assessed.
- They grow upward from the basal branehes and only become decumbent after they have grown a few centimeters.
- There are no trees in this area, shrubs are typically lower than 2 m and restricted to narrow riparian bands, vegetation is either absent or decumbent, and searches were conducted before the emergence of leaves.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Latin decumbent- 'lying down', from the verb decumbere, based on de- 'down' + a verb related to cubare 'to lie'.
Definition of decumbent in US English:
decumbent
adjectivedəˈkəmbəntdəˈkəmbənt
Botany (of a plant or part of a plant) lying along the ground or along a surface, with the extremity curving upward.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are no trees in this area, shrubs are typically lower than 2 m and restricted to narrow riparian bands, vegetation is either absent or decumbent, and searches were conducted before the emergence of leaves.
- The occurrence of trees with decumbent stem form was also noted and leaning of the stem from a vertical posture was visually assessed.
- They grow upward from the basal branehes and only become decumbent after they have grown a few centimeters.
- P. myriophylla is a woody subshrub that forms patches of prostrate or decumbent stems often rooting at the nodes.
- However, most of the material was atypical being much smaller in all aspects, often decumbent, with club-shaped, pubescent capsules.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Latin decumbent- ‘lying down’, from the verb decumbere, based on de- ‘down’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie’.