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Word: Decumbent
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Latin decumbent- ‘lying down’, from the verb decumbere, based on de- ‘down’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈkʌmb(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a plant) lying along the ground or along a surface, with the extremity curving upwards.
Short Definition:(of plant) lying along ground or along surface, with extremity curving upwards
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