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单词 decumbent
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•cum•bent  (di kumbənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. lying down;
    recumbent.
  2. Botany(of stems, branches, etc.) lying or trailing on the ground with the extremity tending to ascend.
  • Latin dēcumbent- (stem of dēcumbēns), present participle of dēcumbere. See decubitus, -ent
  • 1635–45
de•cumbence, de•cumben•cy, n. 
de•cumbent•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
decumbent /dɪˈkʌmbənt/ adj
  1. lying down or lying flat
  2. (of certain stems) lying flat with the tip growing upwards
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin dēcumbēns, present participle of dēcumbere to lie down

deˈcumbence, deˈcumbency n
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