decumbent

de·cum·bent

adj \di-ˈkəm-bənt, dē-\

Definition of DECUMBENT

1

: lying down

2

of a plant : reclining on the ground but with ascending apex or extremity

Origin of DECUMBENT

Latin decumbent-, decumbens, present participle of decumbere to lie down, from de- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to Latin cubare to lie

First Known Use: 1656

Rhymes with DECUMBENT

incumbent, procumbent, recumbent