- lying down or lying flat
- (of certain stems) lying flat with the tip growing upwards
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•cum•bent
(di kum′bənt),USA pronunciation adj.
de•cum′bence, de•cum′ben•cy, n.
de•cum′bent•ly, adv.
- lying down;
recumbent. - Botany(of stems, branches, etc.) lying or trailing on the ground with the extremity tending to ascend.
- Latin dēcumbent- (stem of dēcumbēns), present participle of dēcumbere. See decubitus, -ent
- 1635–45
de•cum′bent•ly, adv.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
decumbent /dɪˈkʌmbənt/ adj
'decumbent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):