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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Decumbent \De*cum"bent\, a. [L. decumbens, -entis, p. pr. of
     decumbere; de- + cumbere (only in comp.), cubare to lie
     down.]
     1. Lying down; prostrate; recumbent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The decumbent portraiture of a woman. --Ashmole.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) Reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand,
        and tending to rise at the summit or apex; as, a decumbent
        stem. --Gray.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Decumbent \De*cum"bent\, a. [L. decumbens, -entis, p. pr. of
     decumbere; de- + cumbere (only in comp.), cubare to lie
     down.]
     1. Lying down; prostrate; recumbent.
  
              The decumbent portraiture of a woman. --Ashmole.
  
     2. (Bot.) Reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand,
        and tending to rise at the summit or apex; as, a decumbent
        stem. --Gray.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  decumbent
       adj : lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: accumbent,
              recumbent, reclining]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decumbent
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēcumbō  3 p futr actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  decumbent
     a.
     1 Lying down; reclining on the ground.
     2 (lb en botany) Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips
  turned upwards.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  decumbent
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēcumbō  3 p futr actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  decumbent
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēcumbō  3 p futr actv indc)

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  decumbent //dɪˈkʊmbənt// //dɪˈkʌmbənt// 
  стелещ се
  having upward pointing tips

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decumbent /dɪkˈʌmbənt/
  přiléhající srst

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decumbent /dɪkˈʌmbənt/ 
  poléhavý

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  decumbent /dɪkˈʌmbənt/
  1. (bot.) yatık
  2. eğilmiş, uzanmış.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 横卧的,爬在地上的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 横卧的,爬在地上的

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