Definitions for decumbent
dɪˈkʌm bəntde·cum·bent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. accumbent, decumbent, recumbentadjective

   lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decumbentadjective

   Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.

2. Etymology: decumbere.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decumbent

   This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary of leaf morphology. For other related terms, see Glossary of phytopathology, Glossary of lichen terms, and List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names.

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1. decumbent

   Decumbent refers to a plant or a branch that lies on the ground but has a tendency to turn upward at the ends. It is typically used to describe a certain kind of growth habit or stature found among plants.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decumbentadjective

   lying down; prostrate; recumbent

2. Decumbentadjective

   reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand, and tending to rise at the summit or apex; as, a decumbent stem

3. Etymology: [L. decumbens, -entis, p. pr. of decumbere; de- + cumbere (only in comp.), cubare to lie down.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decumbent

   de-kum′bent, adj. lying down: reclining on the ground.—ns. Decubā′tion, Decum′bence, Decum′bency, the act or posture of lying down.—adj. Decū′bital—n. Decū′bitus, a recumbent position, as of one sick in bed: a bed-sore.—adv. Decum′bently.—n. Decum′biture, the time when a sick person takes to bed. [L. decumbens—de, down, and cumbĕre, for cubāre, to lie.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decumbent

   bending down at tip from an upright base.

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How to say decumbent in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of decumbent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of decumbent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=decumbent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Decumbent
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decumbent
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decumbent
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=decumbent
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=decumbent
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=decumbent