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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The first known use of accumbent was in 1680

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