Decumbent Definition
dĭ-kŭmbənt
adjective
Lying down.
Webster's New World
Trailing on the ground and rising at the tip, as some stems.
Webster's New World
Origin of Decumbent
Latin dēcumbēns dēcumbent- present participle of dēcumbere to lie down dē- de- -cumbere to lie down
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin decumbere.
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