SINCE 1828
accumbent
adjective
ac·cum·bent
| \ əˈkəmbənt, (ˈ)a¦k-\
Definition of accumbent
1
: leaning or reclining especially at meals
the Roman accumbent posture in eating
2
botany
: lying against something
—used chiefly of cotyledons having their edges folded against the hypocotyl (as in many crucifers)
— compare conduplicate, incumbent
3
zoology
: closely applied to a surface (as of the wing scales of certain insects)
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