decumbent

adjective

de·​cum·​bent di-ˈkəm-bənt 

dē-

1

: lying down

2

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

Word History

Etymology

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, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for decumbent

• incumbent
• procumbent
• recumbent
• superincumbent