The decumbent portraiture of a woman. --Ashmole.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) Reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand, and tending to rise at the summit or apex; as, a decumbent stem. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
decumbent — decumbént adj. m., pl. decumbénţi; f. sg. decumbéntă, pl. decumbénte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic DECUMBÉNT, Ă adj. (bot.; despre tulpinile târâtoare) Care are un vârf ascenden … Dicționar Român
decumbent — [dē kum′bənt] adj. [L decumbens, prp. of decumbere, to lie down < de , down + cumbere < cubare, to recline, lie down: see CUBE1] 1. lying down 2. Bot. trailing on the ground and rising at the tip, as some stems decumbency [di kum′bən sē] n … English World dictionary
decumbent — de•cum•bent [[t]dɪˈkʌm bənt[/t]] adj. 1) bot lying on the ground with the extremity tending to rise: decumbent stems[/ex] 2) recumbent • Etymology: 1635–45; < L dēcumbent , s. of dēcumbēns, prp. of dēcumbere=dē de + cumbere; see recumbent… … From formal English to slang
decumbent — adjective Etymology: Latin decumbent , decumbens, present participle of decumbere to lie down, from de + cumbere to lie down; akin to Latin cubare to lie Date: 1656 1. lying down 2. of a plant reclining on the ground but with ascending apex or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
decumbent — decumbence, decumbency, n. decumbently, adv. /di kum beuhnt/, adj. 1. lying down; recumbent. 2. Bot. (of stems, branches, etc.) lying or trailing on the ground with the extremity tending to ascend. [1635 45; < L decumbent (s. of decumbens), prp.… … Universalium
decumbent — [dɪ kʌmb(ə)nt] adjective Botany (of a plant stem) lying along the ground, with the extremity upturned. Origin C18: from L. decumbent , decumbere lie down … English new terms dictionary
decumbent — adj. Bot. & Zool. (of a plant, shoot, or bristles) lying along the ground or a surface. Etymology: L decumbere decumbent lie down … Useful english dictionary
decumbent — bent downwards … Dictionary of ichthyology
decumbent — adj. [L. decumbere, to lie down] Bending downward; upright at the base and bending down at the tip … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
decumbent — adjective Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards … Wiktionary
