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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