accumbent

[uh-kuhm-buh nt]

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adjective

reclining; recumbent: accumbent posture.

Botany. lying against something.

Origin of accumbent

1650–60; < Latin accumbent- (stem of accumbēns, present participle of accumbere), equivalent to ac- ac- + cumb- (nasalized variant of cub- lie, recline; see covey) + -ent- -ent

Related formsac·cum·ben·cy, noun

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Related Words for accumbent

even, level, straight, smooth, uniform, plane, flush, parallel, regular, flat, horizontal, prone, prostrate, recumbent, accumbent, aligned

Examples from the Web for accumbent

Historical Examples of accumbent

The cotyledons are accumbent when they lie with their edges against the radicle, 128.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
Accumbent, ak-kumb′ent, adj. lying down or reclining on a couch.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
The radicle r is folded on the edges of the cotyledons c which are accumbent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3
Various
Seed of Bitter Cress, Barbarea, cut across to show the accumbent cotyledons.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for accumbent

accumbent

adjective

botany (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing

a rare word for recumbent

Derived Formsaccumbency, noun

Word Origin for accumbent

C18: from Latin accumbere to recline

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