decumbent

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.

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[Latin dēcumbēns, dēcumbent-, present participle of dēcumbere, to lie down : dē-, de- + -cumbere, to lie down.]

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de·cum′bence (-bəns), de·cum′ben·cy (-bən-sē) n.

decumbent

(dɪˈkʌmbənt) adj1. lying down or lying flat2. (Botany) botany (of certain stems) lying flat with the tip growing upwards[C17: from Latin dēcumbēns, present participle of dēcumbere to lie down] deˈcumbence, deˈcumbency n deˈcumbently adv

de•cum•bent

(dɪˈkʌm bənt)

adj. 1. lying on the ground with the extremity tending to rise: decumbent stems. 2. recumbent. [1635–45; < Latin dēcumbent-, s. of dēcumbēns, present participle of dēcumbere=dē- de- + -cumbere; see recumbent] de•cum′bence, de•cum′ben•cy, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

decumbent - lying down; in a position of comfort or restaccumbent, recumbentunerect - not upright in position or posture

decumbent

adjectiveLying down:flat, horizontal, procumbent, prone, prostrate, recumbent.