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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

decumbent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈkʊmbənt/ (UK)
  • /dɪˈkʌmbənt/ (UK)

Etymology

From the present participle of Latin dēcumbō.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Lying down; reclining on the ground.
  2. (not-comparable) Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.

Deriveds

subdecumbent · decumbently

Translations (7)

es decumbente (having upward pointing tips) · pt decumbente (having upward pointing tips) · it decombente (having upward pointing tips) · ca decumbent (having upward pointing tips) · pl układający się płasko (having upward pointing tips) · bg стелещ се (having upward pointing tips) · fr décombant (having upward pointing tips)