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accumbent

[ uh-kuhm-buhnt ]
/ əˈkʌm bənt /
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adjective
reclining; recumbent: accumbent posture.
Botany. lying against something.
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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

OTHER WORDS FROM accumbent

ac·cum·ben·cy, noun

Words nearby accumbent

acculturate, acculturation, acculturationist, acculturize, accum., accumbent, accumulate, accumulation, accumulation point, accumulative, accumulator
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Words related to accumbent

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

How to use accumbent in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for accumbent

accumbent
/ (əˈkʌmbənt) /
adjective
botany (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing
a rare word for recumbent

Derived forms of accumbent

accumbency, noun

Word Origin for accumbent

C18: from Latin accumbere to recline
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